EIT Food Open Calls & Procurements
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 procurements 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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Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
Deadline: November 30, 2025
EIT Food is looking to de-risk startup corporate collaborations. In this context, EIT Food targets proof-of-concepts and small-scale pilot projects between startups and prospective corporate clients with less than €100k in project costs.
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​Request for EIT Food Accelerator Network Programme Implementing Participants (KIC Partnership call)
Deadline: October 01, 2025
Open call
EIT Food is selecting Implementing Participants (Hubs) to deliver the EIT Food Accelerator Network Programme (2026–2028), supporting high-potential agrifoodtech startups across Europe.
Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
Deadline: November 30, 2025
Open call
EIT Food is looking to de-risk startup corporate collaborations. In this context, EIT Food targets proof-of-concepts and small-scale pilot projects between startups and prospective corporate clients with less than €100k in project costs.
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MRV System for Polish Regenerative Agriculture Landscape
Deadline: September 03, 2025
Open call
EIT Food will invest in a strong digital and analytical MRV infrastructure for its Regenerative Agriculture Landscape in Poland (Lower Silesia) to be delivered by an expert consortium.
Seedbed Alumni Investment 2025
Deadline: September 01, 2025
Open call
EIT Food is offering up to €50,000 in lump sum funding to Seedbed programme alumni to support innovation, commercialization, and fundraising activities aligned with Horizon Europe priorities.
Straight2Market 2025 – Call for Participants: Startups/Scaleups/SMEs, Entrepeneurs, Students
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Open call
S2M supports startups and entrepreneurs in launching and testing innovative food products and technologies that address key challenges in the food system. It also supports students through a retail engagement mentoring programme.