Applications
Applications for 2025 cohort are closed.
2022
2025
Eligibility criteria
- If your startup is NOT registered in one of the following RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) countries, the participation fee in the programme is 10,000€ to cover masterclass and growth advisor services:
- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain).
- For startups not registered in any of the RIS countries above, the participation fee in the programme is 10,000€;
- You are looking to expand within the geographical area covered by EIT Food;
- You are looking to expand within the geographical area covered by EIT Food (in case of agrifood sector);
- You have submitted a complete application in English;
- You are not currently enrolled in EIT Food Seedbed Incubator, Food Accelerator Network or RFS.
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