EIT Higher Education Initiative - Call for Proposals 2026

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TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: The EIT Higher Education Initiative (EIT HEI) Call for Proposals 2026 supports projects that strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs), with a focus on STEM talent, deep-tech innovation and manufacturing applications. Funded activities include developing and improving innovation and entrepreneurship curricula, delivering training and mentoring programmes, strengthening knowledge and technology transfer structures, supporting start-up creation and development, facilitating industry collaborations, and establishing institutional mechanisms for innovation and knowledge valorisation. Projects must develop an Innovation Vision Action Plan (IVAP) based on participating HEIs' institutional needs and priorities, contributing to sustainable institutional transformation. SECTORS / DOMAIN: Higher education, STEM education and training, innovation and entrepreneurship, deep-tech innovation, manufacturing and industrial applications, knowledge valorisation and technology transfer. The call targets institutional capacity-building across STEM disciplines, including natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, information and communication technologies, engineering, manufacturing, construction and related interdisciplinary fields. Its strategic focus is on strengthening connections between higher education, research, industry and regional and European innovation ecosystems. INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Consortium