EIS Development Grant (Estonia)
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) · Innovation grant
$38KGrant up to €35,000 (~$37,800), covering up to 70% of eligible costs
Rolling grant for Estonian SMEs developing an innovative solution in a national (TAIE) focus area, typically by buying external R&D/engineering/IT expertise.
Key terms
- 30% self-financing required (grant covers max 70%)
- SME registered in the Estonian Business Register; project must fall under a TAIE focus area and support Estonia 2035 goals
- De minimis: no more than €300,000 de minimis aid in the last 3 years
- Service providers (engineering, biotech, R&D, IT) must have >€50,000 revenue from that activity in the prior year
- Max two applications per company; applications in Estonian
Eligibility
- Where
- Estonia
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Applicant must lack in-house resources/skills for the project (hence external service purchase)
How to apply
Apply any time via the EIS E-toetus online environment (in Estonian).
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source