European Grants & Funding Opportunities
Secure financial backing for your groundbreaking projects – both in the UK and throughout the EU.
Fuel Your Ideas with Targeted Grant Funding
European grants represent a significant opportunity for UK and EU-based businesses to secure crucial funding for innovation. These grants support collaborative, large-scale projects that address global challenges, offering non-repayable capital that can fuel research, development, and commercialisation.
By participating in these schemes, companies gain access to international partnerships, new markets, and the funding needed to accelerate groundbreaking ideas. At Streets Innovation, we specialise in helping businesses navigate this intricate landscape, ensuring you can access the essential European funding to propel your innovation forward.
Key European Funding Programmes
The European funding ecosystem is expansive, with a variety of programmes designed to support innovation across different sectors and technology readiness levels. Understanding the key players and their focus areas is crucial for a successful application.
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship funding programme for research and innovation. With the UK now a fully associated member, UK businesses, universities, and researchers can participate fully.
Pillar 1: Excellent Science
Strengthens Europe’s research base by funding frontier science, world-class researchers, and cutting-edge infrastructure. Delivered mainly through the European Research Council (ERC), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), and Research Infrastructures programmes.
Main Calls / Programmes
- European Research Council (ERC)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
- Research Infrastructures
Pillar 2: Global Challenges & European Industrial Competitiveness
Funds collaborative R&D that tackles society’s biggest issues while strengthening Europe’s industrial competitiveness. Funding is organised into six thematic clusters, with opportunities released through competitive, time-bound calls.
Clusters (each with specific calls):
- Cluster 1: Health
- Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
- Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society
- Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
- Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
- Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Pillar 3: Innovative Europe
Aims to make Europe a leader in market-creating innovation, focusing on scaling breakthrough ideas into successful businesses. Targeted at high-growth SMEs, start-ups, and scale-ups, it provides blended finance (grants + equity) and access to European networks linking innovators with investors, corporates, and research partners.
Main Calls / Programmes
European Innovation Council (EIC)
- Pathfinder: up to €3m, 100% funded (TRL 1–3, early-stage breakthrough tech)
- Transition: up to €2.5m, 100% funded (TRL 3–6, lab to prototype; requires prior EU-funded results
- Accelerator: up to €2.5m grant (70% funded) + equity up to €15m (TRL 6–9, scale-up stage
- Step-up (Equity Support): direct equity investment (up to €15m+) via the EIC Fund
European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Eurostars
A joint programme for R&D-performing SMEs and their partners to collaborate internationally on near-market innovation.
European Space Agency (ESA)
Provides funding for research and technology projects in space applications, often supporting collaborative and dual-use initiatives that align with ESA missions.
Other Notable Programmes:
Circular Biobased Economy Joint Undertaking (CBE JU):
Supports sustainable bio-based industries through large collaborative projects.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT):
Funds education, research, and innovation collaboration via its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).
Innovation Fund:
Backs large-scale demonstration projects in low-carbon and clean technologies.
European Space Agency (ESA):
Provides funding for research, technology, and space applications, often with collaborative or dual-use potential aligned to ESA missions.
What Streets Innovation Can Do for You
Navigating the world of European grants can be a complex and time-consuming process. Our dedicated team simplifies this journey, providing comprehensive support to help you identify, apply for, and secure the funding you need to succeed on the European stage.
Our Grant Finder Service
Finding the perfect grant can be a challenge. Our Grant Finder service is designed to help. We stay up-to-date with a wide range of European funding opportunities, from Horizon Europe to more niche programmes. We’ll work with you to understand your project and business, then match you with the grants that offer the highest chance of success. This strategic approach saves you valuable time and effort, allowing you to focus on your core business.
Expert Grant Bid Writing
Once we’ve identified the right grants, our skilled team of professional grant writers gets to work. We specialise in crafting compelling, technically accurate, and compliant grant applications. Our multidisciplinary expertise allows us to translate complex technical information into a clear and convincing proposal. We ensure your application stands out from the competition, highlighting your project’s innovative nature, its commercial viability, and its potential impact.
Why Choose Streets Innovation?
When you’re looking to secure a European grant, you need a partner with a deep understanding of both your technology and the European funding landscape. Our unique approach and client-focused culture set us apart.
Our team brings together specialists from diverse fields such as nanotechnology, chemistry, and mechanical engineering, alongside fully qualified Chartered Tax Advisers. This cross-disciplinary expertise means we speak your language. We can quickly grasp the technical complexities of your project, ensuring that our funding applications are robust, accurate, and far more compelling to the reviewing bodies.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional compliance record. Our meticulous, thorough approach to every application minimises risk and provides you with complete peace of mind. We take the time to build genuine, lasting relationships with each client, listening carefully to your goals and shaping strategies tailored specifically to your unique needs.
Get Started Today
If you’re ready to explore European funding for your innovation, reach out now for a free consultation. We’ll talk through your project and map the funding routes that could bring it to life.
