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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Impact Funding Framework
Deadline: July 10, 2025
If you’ve got an idea that will change food systems for the better, we want to fund it!

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Open call
Final Call for employees of Universities and research Institutes to join EIT InfraBooster Practitioner - the second level of EIT InfraBooster educational modules. It will help you better understand the competitive edge of your research…

Reguest for proposal - Farmer training and advisory for the Polish Landscape
Deadline: July 04, 2025
2 days left!
Procurement
Farmer training and advisory organisation specialising in regenerative agriculture for the Polish Landscape (Lower Silesia)

Request for proposals to participate in EIT Food RIS CEL 2025– market testing
Deadline: July 04, 2025
2 days left!
Procurement
EIT Food CLC North-East Sp. z o.o. (“EIT Food CLC NE”) is looking for 4 companies to conduct retail market testing of new food products co-created with consumers as part of the EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs project.

Request for GROW programme in Europe Implementing Participants Guidelines
Deadline: July 06, 2025
4 days left!
Open call
EIT Food is seeking an organization to help expand its network and activities into a new EU country.

Impact Funding Framework
Deadline: July 10, 2025
Open call
If you’ve got an idea that will change food systems for the better, we want to fund it!

STARTUP AWARENESS EVENTS MALTA / CYPRUS
Deadline: July 11, 2025
Procurement
Organization of an Startup Awareness Event to dissaminate, communicate and engage on the activities of EIT Food for startups, talents and innovators.

Expression of Interest for Regenerative Agriculture Landscapes
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Procurement
This is an invitation to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to become part of our next generation of landscape collaborations

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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Procurement
EIT Food seeks experienced subcontractors for comprehensive product testing of innovative food products. The deadline for applications is June 20, 2025.

Straight2Market 2025 – Call for Participants: Startups/Scaleups/SMEs, Entrepeneurs, Students
Deadline: June 27, 2025
5 days left!
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.
Open call
The Straight2Market 2025 Call invites retailers to collaborate with startups to launch new food products and test tech solutions tackling food waste, sustainability, and supply chain resilience.