Eureka is an international network that supports market-oriented R&D and innovation through cross-border collaboration. It brings together more than 45 countries across Europe and beyond, enabling businesses and research organisations to cooperate on projects that strengthen competitiveness and deliver new technologies to global markets.
Through its various programmes, Eureka bridges national funding agencies, creating a flexible and decentralised mechanism for international innovation partnerships.
What it funds
Eureka supports applied R&D and near-to-market innovation projects across virtually all technology areas. Key funding instruments include:
Eureka Network Projects
Collaborative R&D between partners from at least two member countries
Eurostars
Co-funded by the EU, supporting R&D-performing SMEs developing innovative products and services with partners
Clusters
Large, strategic initiatives focused on sectors like ICT, energy, manufacturing, and mobility
Globalstars
Opportunities for collaboration with non-European countries (e.g. Canada, South Korea, Singapore)
Calls are launched throughout the year, often in partnership with national innovation agencies such as Innovate UK or Vinnova (in Sweden).
Who it’s for
Eureka supports market-oriented innovation for companies of all sizes across any technology area, encouraging collaboration with universities, RTOs, and industry partners. Projects require at least two partners from different member countries, with flexible structures you define. The network spans EU members plus the UK, Switzerland, Israel, Canada, South Korea, and more.
Funding at a glance
Eureka does not directly provide funding, instead, each national agency finances its own national participants. Funding levels and eligibility rules therefore vary by country, but most provide non-dilutive grants covering 40-70% of project costs, depending on the activity and organisation type. Project sizes typically range from €500,000 to €5 million, depending on the scope and partners involved.
Common challenges
Eureka proposals can be complex due to their multi-country structure and unique national rules. In addition, applicants often struggle with aligning technical objectives, timelines, and budgets across partners, while ensuring a clear and consistent narrative for evaluators.
Successfully connecting the innovation, collaboration, and market impact story across all partners is key to success.
How Iconiq helps
At Iconiq, we specialise in turning multi-country, cross-border collaborations into coherent, fundable projects.
We help you:
- Define and position your project for the most suitable EUREKA programme (Network, Eurostars, or Cluster).
- Align technical content and budgets across multiple national agencies, navigating the various national rules and conditions.
- Develop a clear, unified proposal narrative that highlights the project’s innovation and market potential.
Our team’s background combines scientific expertise along with extensive experience of national and international funding allowing us to speak the language of both engineers and evaluators. In addition, Iconiq has extensive experience of building and managing multi-country partnerships.
Every proposal we develop goes through multiple internal reviews involving experienced EUREKA and EU evaluators, ensuring clarity, consistency, and competitive quality before submission.
Whether you have a ready-made consortium or are just starting to form one, we can help shape your idea, identify the right partners, and manage the proposal development process from start to finish.
see our impact in action
Explore our current project portfolio and completed case studies to see our impact in action: