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ProgrammesEIT Jumpstarter is designed for early-stage teams that want to turn an idea into a business. It is a seven-month pre-acceleration programme for early-stage innovators from more than 28 countries and territories. Teams can apply in seven thematic categories and compete for a first prize of up to €10,000, with several additional special prizes of €2,500. The programme also includes coaching, in-person training, travel support and links with innovation hubs across Europe.
Applicants (at least 1 participating team member) must hold citizenship from one of the following countries or regions:
EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain.
EU Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France); the Azores and Madeira (Portugal); and the Canary Islands (Spain).
Horizon Europe Associated Countries and Territories: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, *Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine and Türkiye.
Applicants can submit ideas in seven categories: Food & Agritech, Healthcare, Energy & Renewables, Smart Cities & Urban Mobility, Advanced and Green Manufacturing, Metals, Minerals and Industrial Side Streams, and a Malta-focused strand supporting startups and innovations.
Interested applicants can review the eligibility rules, thematic scope and application guidance on the programme website.
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The AgrifoodTEF, funded under the Digital Europe call for a Testing and Experimentation Facility for Agri-Food, is a network of world-class testing and experimentation facilities (TEFs) in the agri-food sector that supports testing state-of-the-art data, AI, and robotics solutions in real-world environments to accelerate their market introduction. ILVO, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Flemish node of the AgriFoodTEF supports the entire agri-food business, leveraging its infrastructures, experience and vast network established through participation in numerous Digital Europe and Horizon Europe initiatives.
