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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - Erasmus+ |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PI-ALL-INNO-STEM |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 10.03.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 1.500.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 80% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Children & Youth
- Education
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
Asia
Turkey
Europe
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Description
1) Objective
STEM Skills Foundries aim to create sectorial, transnational and sustainable cooperation between higher education institutions, VET providers and business companies that will foster new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning by providing young student entrepreneurs with real business-insights and mentoring opportunities tailored to their talents, needs and objectives. The specific focus of this topic is the fostering of innovation, creating entrepreneurial mindsets, providing young student entrepreneurs access to laboratories, technical infrastructures and equipment, supporting the development of intellectual property (IP), guiding them in the development of their master’s theses or business ideas, as well as facilitating access to venture capital in the strategic sectors identified in the Competitiveness Compass.
Projects supported under this topic will aim at boosting innovation through cooperation among higher education and VET providers with labour market and entrepreneurial actors with a possible participation of venture capital funds,facilitated by EIT KICs.
2) Eligibility
Any participating organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme can be the applicant. This organisation applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.
3) Location
Activities must take place in EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.
4) Budget
The maximum EU grant per project is €1,500,000. Funding rate is 80%.
5) Application
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders). Paper submissions are NOT possible. The application deadline is 10 March 2026.