08 Oct 2025
EIT allocates € 978 million to KICs and EIT Higher Education Initiative for 2026-2028 period
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced that its Governing Board has approved an allocation of €978 million to its six Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), and joint activities such as the EIT Higher Education Initiative, in its largest-ever funding round.
The funding will support EIT Health, EIT Raw Materials, EIT Food, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Manufacturing, and EIT Culture & Creativity for the period 2026–2028 as follows:
- EIT Health: € 67.3 million
- EIT Raw Materials: € 74.8 million
- EIT Food: € 125.3 million
- EIT Urban Mobility: € 206.9 million
- EIT Manufacturing: € 163.2 million
- EIT Culture & Creativity: € 131.6 million.
In addition, €79.3 million will be dedicated to cross-KIC activities, in which KICs that are financially autonomous also participate, including Climate-KIC, EIT Digital and InnoEnergy. These activities enable joint action across sectors to maximise European impact from boosting entrepreneurial education and STEM skills, supporting business creation in areas like AI and women’s entrepreneurship, or fostering international cooperation.
The decision also foresees €130 million for the EIT Higher Education Initiative, which helps universities across Europe build their innovation and entrepreneurial capacity. Closely aligned with European university alliances and complementary to Erasmus, it also contributes to the EU’s STEM Education plan. Since its launch, the initiative has already involved more than 600 higher education institutions.
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