1 minute read / March 9, 2026
The first European Innovation Council (EIC) Advanced Innovation Challenges call received 709 proposals across the two challenge topics. In total, applicants requested €130.7 million in EU funding to prepare and benchmark breakthrough solutions and explore their feasibility and viability
Submissions were distributed across the two challenge areas:
Proposals were submitted from 39 countries, with organisations from Germany, Italy and the Netherlands submitting the highest number of applications (84, 71 and 62 proposals respectively).