EIT Food Open Calls
Are you a startup looking for a food grant to get your idea off the ground? Or perhaps you are an investor looking to fund an idea?
By working with EIT Food you will become part of the largest and most dynamic food innovation community in the world. We often have opportunities for food grants and we list all our active opportunities here - or you can sign up to be the first to know about them.
Find a food grant opportunity below and let us know if you are interested in getting involved - we cannot wait to hear from you.
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EIT Jumpstarter – Call for participants 2026
Deadline: May 17, 2026
5 days left!
The EIT Jumpstarter is pre-acceleration programme jointly organised by six EIT KICs to help researchers, innovators, students and idea holders in validating their innovative concepts and developing business skills to launch their startups.
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The EIT Jumpstarter is pre-acceleration programme jointly organised by six EIT KICs to help researchers, innovators, students and idea holders in validating their innovative concepts and developing business skills to launch their startups.
Ireland Resilient Agriculture Landscape
Deadline: May 25, 2026
Open call
Recruiting a consortium to deliver the Ireland Resilient Agriculture Project from 2026-28, supporting arable and livestock farmers in transitioning to regenerative agriculture, with a project co-financed by EIT Food and corporate offtakers.
Expressions of Interest for Business & Commercial Co-founders - Seedbed TeamUp
Deadline: May 28, 2026
Open call
Ambitious, talented people with business and commercial experience should apply to Seedbed TeamUp to find a technical co-founder and secure pre-seed funding to launch their new agrifood startup
Expressions of Interest for Technical Startup Co-founders - Seedbed TeamUp
Deadline: May 28, 2026
Open call
Ambitious science & engineering people should apply to Seedbed TeamUp to find a business co-founder and secure pre-seed funding to launch their new agrifood startup
North of France Resilient Agriculture Landscape
Deadline: June 15, 2026
Open call
This call aims to recruit implementation partners to deliver the France Resilient Agriculture Landscape, an initiative that focuses on accelerating the transition towards resilient and regenerative agricultural systems in the North of…
Future Farm Lab
Deadline: July 07, 2026
Open call
This call by EIT Food seeks one organisation to enhance and scale the Future Farm Lab, an immersive digital learning platform focused on regenerative agriculture.
Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
Deadline: November 30, 2026
Open call
EIT Food's Co-Financing Instrument aids agrifood startups by de-risking pilot projects and promoting innovation and collaboration with industry leaders.
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Call for Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Advance Programme 2026 Participants
Deadline: May 11, 2026
Closed
Open call
The EWA Advance Programme 2026 aims to select female founders of agrifood startups with market traction to participate in a pan-European scaling programme focused on accelerating commercial growth and investment readiness.
Call for Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Grow Programme 2026 Participants
Deadline: May 11, 2026
Closed
Open call
The EWA Grow Programme 2026 is looking for women entrepreneurs from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine to join a 6-month programme and develop or grow their agrifood…
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The RisingFoodStars verification badge acts as a shorthand for company’s maturity, showing that the venture has gone through a structured, demanding process to strengthen its leadership, commercial model, investment readiness and system…
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