EIC defence call
Today: 27/07/2026 · FUTURE · Open · Viewed
Funding agency: Horizon Europe
Call: HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01
Type of action: HORIZON-EIC-EQU HORIZON EIC Equity Only | Deadline model: single-stage | Planned opening: 30/06/2026 | Model Grant Agreement: HORIZON Equity Investment
The EIC STEP Scale-Up call for defence technologies supports projects falling within the defence strategic technology areas as described in STEP (Second Guidance Note on STEP). This call targets companies raising significant funding rounds and requires a pre-commitment for an equity investment.
Budget total: 25000000.0 EUR | Budget per project: — EUR
Deadline: 28/10/2026 (93 days left) | Duration: — months | Funding intensity: 100.0% | Type: research
Eligibility: entity types: SME, Small mid-cap; countries: EU Member States, Ukraine, EEA member associated 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 | 23% | ollama |
The organization's profile has no overlap with the opportunity's topic, as it is…The organization's profile has no overlap with the opportunity's topic, as it is focused on defence technologies, whereas Novatex Solutions LTD works on IoT, AI, robotics, data analytics, and sustainability. The only domain tag in common, 'Security', does not outweigh the significant difference between the two topics. [Weighted score: 0% AI judgment (65%) + 65% domain/technology tag overlap (35%) = 23%] |
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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 ['sme', 'small mid-cap']. |
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