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EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS)
The EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) is a set of instruments enabled by the European Defence Fund (EDF) to strengthen defence innovation in the European Union.
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The EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) offers a set of instruments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including start-ups, and other non-traditional players in defence industrial ecosystemto ensure more opportunities to access the European Defence Fund.
It aims to lower entry barriers into the defence domain for smaller players and innovators, focusing on technological readiness and market maturity.
EUDIS is here to support innovators throughout the development cycle to mature, scale-up, demonstrate their use-case, grow and successfully enter the market.
EUDIS Innovation Tracks
More information on the Innovation Tracks website.
- Participate with your team in hackathons that will be held across Europe starting from spring 2024.
- Organise or participate in technological challenges: set-up testing environments for Research & Development and compare your solution with competing teams.
- Form a consortium and benefit from Innovation Test Hubs to distribute cascade funding grants to SMEs or start-ups.
- Participate in spin-in calls: migrate your results from civil EU-funded R&D programmes to the defence sector.
- Apply to the Defence Equity Facility: easier access to equity investments in Europe for the defence sector.
- Take part in open SME and disruptive technologies calls: receive lump sum grants for R&D.
- Benefit from business coaching: successful applicants to non-thematic SMEs and disruptive technologies calls can benefit from business coaching
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