PARP Platformy startowe dla nowych pomysłów (Eastern Poland)
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) · Incubation + startup grant
$160KIncubation on a startup platform, then (Component IIa) a non-repayable grant up to PLN 600,000 covering up to 85% of eligible costs.
EU-funded two-step program: founders with ideas are incubated on startup platforms in Eastern Poland, and graduates can then win grants to develop their business.
Key terms
- Grant stage open only to micro/small companies that completed incubation on a FEPW startup platform
- Business must operate in one of the six Eastern Poland voivodeships (excl. Warsaw area)
- Minimum 15% own contribution
- Grant call (6th edition, PLN 40M) closed 2026-09-17; incubation platforms still recruiting
Eligibility
- Where
- Poland
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Eastern Poland location required
How to apply
Apply to an incubation platform (e.g. 'Start in...' accepts ideas until 2027-03-31); after incubation, apply to the next Component IIa grant call at PARP.
- Benefit
- mixed
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Incubation intake rolling to 2027; next grant call TBA
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source