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      <title>EIT Culture &amp; Creativity - Shape &amp; Scale (FSTP): deadline 12 Oct 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-cc-shape-scale-fstp/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 CEST
Window: To 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 CEST. Fashion / Architecture / AVM.
Benefit: Shape ≤€100k (+top-up). Scale ≤€200k (RIS ≤€500k).
Official page: https://eit-culture-creativity.eu/your-opportunities/calls-funding/financial-support-startups-and-scaleups-shape-acceleration-scale
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>MANTRA manufacturing Cascade OC2: deadline 15 Oct 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/mantra-oc2/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 15 Oct 2026
Window: To 15 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET.
Benefit: Up to €50k FSTP/SME. Not a living stipend.
Official page: https://mantra-project.eu/community-platform-open-calls/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIT RawMaterials KAVA Call 14 Upscaling: deadline 16 Oct 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-rawmaterials-kava14-upscaling/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 16 Oct 2026
Window: Final submit 16 Oct 2026, 13:00 CET. Consortium / KIC partner required.
Benefit: €500k–€2.5m+ per project. Min 50% co-funding. Not solo-founder FSTP.
Official page: https://eitrawmaterials.eu/kava-call-14-upscaling
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIT Food PoC Co-Financing 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-food-poc-cofinancing-2026/</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Next cut-off: 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 CET
Window: 30 Sep 2026 cut-off passed. Next cut-off 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 CET; final cut-off 30 Nov 2026, 12:00 CET.
Benefit: Co-financing for startup–corporate PoC / pilot projects with project costs under €60k. Corporate client collaboration required.
Official page: https://www.eitfood.eu/open-calls/proof-of-concept-co-financing-instrument-2
Last checked 1 Oct 2026</description>
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      <title>EIC Accelerator (Open + Challenges)</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eic-accelerator/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Next cut-off: 4 Nov 2026
Window: Short continuous (first Tuesday monthly). Next full cut-off 4 Nov 2026.
Benefit: Grant up to €2.5m per project plus equity €1m–€10m per company. TRL 6-8 scale-up. Not a living stipend.
Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eic-pathfinder-challenges-2026/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 28 Oct 2026
Window: Challenges to 28 Oct 2026 (17:00 Brussels practice). Pathfinder Open 2026 closed.
Benefit: Early deep tech TRL 1-4. Research-heavy. Not a living stipend.
Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder_en
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIT Culture &amp; Creativity Innovation Projects 2026</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-cc-innovation-2026/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET
Window: Stage 1 closes 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET. Stage 2 15 Mar 2027.
Benefit: Architecture / AV Media / Fashion only.
Official page: https://eit-culture-creativity.eu/your-opportunities/calls-funding/innovation-projects
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIT Culture &amp; Creativity - Shape &amp; Scale (FSTP)</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-cc-shape-scale-fstp/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 CEST
Window: To 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 CEST. Fashion / Architecture / AVM.
Benefit: Shape ≤€100k (+top-up). Scale ≤€200k (RIS ≤€500k).
Official page: https://eit-culture-creativity.eu/your-opportunities/calls-funding/financial-support-startups-and-scaleups-shape-acceleration-scale
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>EIT RawMaterials KAVA Call 14 Upscaling</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/eit-rawmaterials-kava14-upscaling/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 16 Oct 2026
Window: Final submit 16 Oct 2026, 13:00 CET. Consortium / KIC partner required.
Benefit: €500k–€2.5m+ per project. Min 50% co-funding. Not solo-founder FSTP.
Official page: https://eitrawmaterials.eu/kava-call-14-upscaling
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>FIERCE 2nd Open Call Financial Support (space / green)</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/fierce-2nd-fstp/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 9 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET
Window: Deadline 9 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET. Info Day 1 Oct 2026. DE eligible.
Benefit: ESP voucher up to €50k (Ideation/Scale-Up/Commercialisation). Cash goes to ESP, not payroll.
Official page: https://project-fierce.eu/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>FORTIS Open Call #2 (HRI / robotics)</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/fortis-oc2/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 4 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET
Window: To 4 Nov 2026, 17:00 Brussels. Consortium (≥1 SME). UK/CH not eligible.
Benefit: OC#2.1 up to €250k; OC#2.2 up to €170k. Lifetime cap €200k/entity. Not solo-founder.
Official page: https://fortis-project.eu/open-call-2/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>GRAPPA Innovation Open Call Cut-off 2</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/grappa-cutoff-2/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 20 Oct 2026
Window: Cut-off 2 to 20 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET. Agri-food biomass. DE eligible.
Benefit: Max €60k per SME (collaborative up to €90k). ≥15% private co-finance.
Official page: https://i4be.eu/grappa/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>MANTRA manufacturing Cascade OC2</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/mantra-oc2/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 15 Oct 2026
Window: To 15 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET.
Benefit: Up to €50k FSTP/SME. Not a living stipend.
Official page: https://mantra-project.eu/community-platform-open-calls/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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      <title>TRUNSPORT Open Call 1 (Digital Europe FSTP)</title>
      <link>https://eugrantguide.com/p/trunsport-oc1/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>EU</category>
      <description>Deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET
Window: Deadline 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 CET. Transport cybersecurity. DE eligible.
Benefit: Lump-sum FSTP up to €60k per project (covers ≤50%; ≥50% co-financing). Not a living stipend.
Official page: https://trunsport.eu/open-calls/
Last checked 28 Sep 2026</description>
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