Germany and Israel call for projects 2026

• A signed co-signature form
• A GANTT chart
• Any other required attachments
• The forms signed by all participating companies, scanned and sent electronically together with the Eureka application form

Who is eligible?

• At least one Israeli and one German commercial company.
• All German companies with up to 1.000 employees, or consortia of such enterprises, which perform R&D to develop an innovative product, process or technological service.
• An Israeli R&D performing company which initiates a single or multi-year program that will provide know-how, processes or methods for the manufacture of a new product, application, technology-based service or process.
• Research institutes/universities may participate as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations.
• Companies and/or academia from other countries may also participate.

Eligible geographic areas

• Germany
• Israel

• Impact: market size, access and risks; employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits; competitive advantages; commercialisation plans.
• Excellence: degree of innovation, use of new knowledge, scientific and technical challenge, technical achievability and risk.
• Quality and efficiency of implementation: consortium quality, added value through international cooperation, project management and planning, cost structure.
• Overall perception: experts will list three positive and negative points and state whether they recommend the project for public funding.

• Contact your ministry or funding agency through Eureka’s website to discuss your project idea, finances, eligibility and procedures.
• Create an account on the application portal and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
• Use the portal and complete one application form per consortium in English, and request that other partners fill out a partner form.
• Submit a GANTT chart, a signed co-signature form, and any other required attachments.
• Submit the simple online Eureka application form by 21 July 2026, 12:00 (CEST), with scanned signatures sent electronically together with the form.
• Simultaneously, all partners must submit their funding applications according to national procedures.

• The Eureka project application will be screened and evaluated by the IIA in Israel and the German Eureka Office.
• Your country or region’s ministry or funding agency may conduct another evaluation performed by experts and based on national regulations.
• If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
• The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement.

• The call is managed in cooperation and in line with the procedures of the Eureka Network.
• Companies should contact the national funding organizations before submission.
• The final Eureka status is only granted if the funding of all project partners has been secured.
• German applicants are recommended to hand in a project sketch up to six weeks before the deadline.