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EIC Pathfinder Open call 2025

20/02/2025

EIC Pathfinder Open call for 2025 opened on February 20, 2025. The programme supports interdisciplinary research leading to the creation of a basis for a breakthrough technology or a future innovation. Project application must be submitted by an international consortium of at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or associated countries. Any type of entity may participate.

The call has a budget of € 142 M. Maximum EU contribution per project is € 3 M.

Applicants can make use of an annotated project template published in 2024 by international NCP network Access2EIC.

The official call documents as well as the submission system are available on the FTO Portal here. The call will close on May 21 at 17:00. 

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