The Deadline Desk
Every open call in European tech
One live table: accelerators, grants, competitions, pitch stages and speaker calls, sorted by what closes next. 11 open right now
Closing this week
| In | Program | Cheque / prize |
|---|---|---|
| 4d | 4YFN Awards 2027EUR 20,000 for the winner and equity-free cash down to the Top 20, judged at 4YFN in Barcelona. | EUR 20,000 winner; EUR 2,500 finalists; EUR 1,500 + exhibition pod for the Top 20 |
| 6d | EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026Grants of up to EUR 4M per project for frontier research towards breakthrough technologies, mostly run by consortia. | Up to EUR 4M per project |
Closing this month
| In | Program | Cheque / prize |
|---|---|---|
| 10d | ROBOTICS AWARD 2027 (Hannover Messe)Hannover Messe's award for robot-based automation and logistics solutions, open to startups and established companies alike. | - |
| 13d | EIC Accelerator 2026Blended EU funding for single deep-tech companies: up to EUR 2.5M as a grant and up to EUR 15M in equity. | Up to EUR 2.5M grant + up to EUR 15M equity |
| 22d | Occitanie EMERGENCE 2026Grants of up to EUR 100,000 covering half of project costs for deep-tech maturation by Occitanie research bodies. | Up to EUR 100,000 (50% of costs) |
Later
| In | Program | Cheque / prize |
|---|---|---|
| 34d | EIC STEP Scale Up 2026Direct equity investment from the European Innovation Council in EU scale-ups working on strategic technologies. | Equity ticket, size varies |
| 54d | Prix EDF Pulse 2026A cash prize, EDF visibility and the prospect of a commercial partnership for decarbonisation and energy startups in France. | Cash prize plus EDF visibility and partnership |
| 85d | DMEA – nova Award 2027A free-to-enter award for digital health startups under five years old, worth EUR 10,000 in cash and media to the winner. | The winning startup takes a prize package worth EUR 10,000 in total, made up of EUR 3,000 in cash and a media package worth EUR 7,000. Shortlisted startups pitch live at DMEA on 13 and 14 April 2027, with the final and the award ceremony on 15 April. Entering costs nothing. |
| 101d | South Summit Madrid – Startup Competition 2027South Summit's Madrid competition takes 100 finalists from any sector or country to pitch before a jury of investors and corporates. | 100 finalists get three Startup Passes, a 3-minute pitch before a jury of leading investors and corporates, investor matchmaking, pitching and fundraising training, and a discounted demo booth |
| 132d | Prix Moovjee 2027 (18e edition)A EUR 10,000 Grand Prix and two EUR 5,000 category awards for young entrepreneurs in France, any sector. | Grand Prix EUR 10,000; '100 jours' EUR 5,000; Artiste-Entrepreneur EUR 5,000 |
| 144d | PODIM Conference – Pitching Competition 2027PODIM takes 150 startups to Maribor, five of whom pitch in the main-stage final for a package worth over USD 10,000. | The top 150 applicants secure a startup spot at PODIM, and five finalists pitch on the main stage. The winner receives a package valued at over USD 10,000, made up of a Fundraising Bootcamp training programme, access to a database of more than 4,000 investors and a three-day PODIM London Springboard trip. All participating startups get access to the PODIM Deal Room, which arranges 50+ curated one-to-one meetings over the two conference days. |
Yellow rows were added this week. Deadlines come from the programme records and event speaker calls · all programmes
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