Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 16:30 - 17:20
International AI Funding Opportunities
This session delivers an actionable roadmap to strategically leverage flagship EU grants, equity schemes, and transnational funding programmes:
Horizon Europe & Digital Europe: Accessing collaborative research grants, Digital Europe deployment calls, and the GenAI4EU initiative to accelerate real-world AI adoption across industries.
EIC Accelerator: Securing up to €2.5 million in non-dilutive grants combined with up to €15 million in equity for highly disruptive, scaling deep-tech AI startups.
ITEA is the Eureka RD&I Cluster on software innovation, enabling a large international community of large industry, SMEs, start-ups, academia and customer organisations, to collaborate in funded projects that turn innovative ideas into new businesses, jobs, economic growth and benefits for society. It is industry-driven and covers a wide range of business opportunities facilitated by digitisation like smart mobility, healthcare, smart cities and energy, manufacturing, engineering and safety & security.