The European Capital of Innovation Award Rising Innovator Category HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-ICAPITAL
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Funding agency: Horizon Europe
Call: HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-ICAPITAL
Type of action: HORIZON-RPr HORIZON Recognition Prize | Deadline model: single-stage | Planned opening: 05/05/2026 | Model Grant Agreement: HORIZON Prize
The call is open to cities in the EU and Associated Countries with a population between 50,000 and 249,999 inhabitants (or 250,000 for the European Capital of Innovation category). The award will be given to applications ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd based on evaluation criteria.
Budget total: — EUR | Budget per project: — EUR
Deadline: 04/08/2026 (8 days left) | Duration: — months | Funding intensity: —% | Type: research
Eligibility: entity types: city; countries: EU Member States, Associated Countries to Horizon Europe
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Matching by organization
"Rule filter" means the score came from a hard eligibility/preference check, not the AI — if that reasoning looks wrong for a specific organization, use Override below to correct it by hand; the system's own score stays visible for comparison and is never silently replaced.
| Organization | Match % | Source | Rationale | Override |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novatex Solutions LTD | 0% | Rule filter |
Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'SME' not among eligible en…Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'SME' not among eligible entity types ['city']. |
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| European Centre for Emerging Competencies and Technologies | 0% | Rule filter |
Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'non-profit' not among elig…Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'non-profit' not among eligible entity types ['city']. |
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