EIC STEP Scale Up Defence
Equity investment · live data as of 2026-11-13, refreshed nightly
Large scale-up round; production; market expansion
Open and upcoming calls (no past deadline shown as open)
No open calls with a future deadline are mapped to this programme right now.
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Who can access
Scale-ups and investment-ready SMEs
Targeted at EUR 50-150 million rounds; at least 20% pre-commitment is required under the published call
Funding envelope & rate
EUR 10-30 million EIC equity investment; 2026 defence budget EUR 100 million — Equity; applicant must demonstrate a qualifying investment round
What changed
No call-level changes since the last nightly snapshot.
Related: all DFM reports on EU-13 · funding calendar · official source
Programme card data verified 2026-07-14 · EU