TA ČR SIGMA – Commercialisation of R&D&I (EIC Accelerator Plug-in)
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) · Commercialisation grant
$32KUp to CZK 730,000 (~$31.7k) per project at max 70% funding rate, plus coaching and EIC Accelerator Plug-in route
Czech grant for small enterprises and startups preparing for the EIC Accelerator: funds commercialisation work on TRL4+ technology, with coaching and possible submission to the EIC Accelerator via the Plug-in scheme.
Key terms
- Small enterprises/startups based in the Czech Republic; technology at least TRL 4 (proof required)
- Max funding CZK 730,000 at 70% intensity; call budget ~CZK 10M
- Proposal in English with a 3-minute video; must opt in to the EIC Accelerator Plug-in follow-up
- Applicant must publish financial statements (where required), not be in difficulty, and be in the beneficial-owners register
- 18th call open 10 Sep – 27 Oct 2026 (16:29:59 CET in SISTA)
Eligibility
- Where
- Czech Republic
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- 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
- Small enterprise
- TRL 4 or higher
- Aims for EIC Accelerator
How to apply
Register the organisation in SISTA and designate an administrator, then submit the proposal plus eligibility documents before 27 Oct 2026.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-10-27
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10 · source