EIT Regional Innovation Booster Hungary 2027 - 26-28 XKIC Regional Innovation Internationalisation (RII)
European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) · cascade funding under HORIZON-EIT-2025-KIC-IBA-RegInnovInt
Posted 15 Sept 2026 · 15 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission's EIT Regional Innovation Booster supports eight mature Hungarian start-ups and innovative companies to enter new European markets over seven months from December 2026 to June 2027, including mentoring, market validation, and a EUR 2,500 travel grant. Applications close on 15 October 2026.
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Summary
The EIT Regional Innovation Booster (EIT RIB) Hungary seven-month international market-access programme for Hungarian start-ups.
With the support of the Hungarian National Innovation Agency, it supports mature, innovation-driven Hungarian companies to validate, enter and grow in a new European market. A single cohort of 8 companies will be selected and equipped with a validated market entry strategy, concrete connections in their target market, and the operational know-how to act on them.
At the heart of the programme is a Buddy system that pairs each company with an experienced operator who already knows the chosen target market and sector. This is complemented by expert mentoring, a programme of workshops and guest speaker sessions, and a EUR 2.500 conference and travel grant to support in-person engagement in the target market.
The programme runs from December 2026 to June 2027 and is structured in two consecutive phases.
Phase 1: Market Preparation (Months 1–3) Selected companies validate their target market with 20 hours of 1:1 expert mentoring, assess their readiness for international expansion, and build an executable market entry strategy.
Phase 2: Market Expansion (Months…
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Who can apply
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