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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Impact Sips 2026 - Co-create the next generation of functional beverages with Hijos de Rivera
Deadline: July 10, 2026
Co-create the next generation of functional beverages with Hijos de Rivera
Impact Sips is an Open Innovation programme by Corporación Hijos de Rivera and EIT Food connecting high-potential startups with real beverage innovation…
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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.
Impact Sips 2026 - Co-create the next generation of functional beverages with Hijos de Rivera
Deadline: July 10, 2026
Open call
Co-create the next generation of functional beverages with Hijos de Rivera
Impact Sips is an Open Innovation programme by Corporación Hijos de Rivera and EIT Food connecting high-potential startups with real beverage innovation…
Open call
EIT Food is seeking Expressions of Interest from existing EIT Food partner organisations interested in supporting startups participating in the EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN) 2026.
Bilbao Campus Experience (BCE) 2025
Deadline: July 18, 2026
Open call
The entrepreneurship programme designed for startups as post-accelerator to serve as your gateway to the Basque Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, extending your reach into the Spanish and European markets.
Request for Education Support Services Implementing Participants
Deadline: August 02, 2026
Open call
This EIT Food Request for Implementing Participant(s) has the objective of recruiting participant(s) to
be tasked with implementing an Education Support Service: goal is to support entrepreneurial students to enhance the entrepreneurial…
​Advancing the Sustainability and Resilience of Oilseed Rape Production in the United Kingdom
Deadline: August 11, 2026
Open call
This Call is seeking a single entity, or a coalition of partners (complete consortia), to deliver key services (all 3 work packages) that will enable EIT Food, and two of Europe’s leading CPGs to drive measurable impact on Farms producing…
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.
Seedbed Venture Catalyst Call for Startups
Deadline: January 27, 2027
Open call
This Call is for startup teams created by the Venture Builders in the Seedbed Venture Catalyst programme.
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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…
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: June 01, 2026
Closed
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
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