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Visiting Talents

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Why apply?

Accelerate your path from lab to market.


How to engage?

Join a 3–6 months Innovation internship with one start-up or SME.


What do you get?

Collaborating with innovative companies on two possible streams:

• Research-focused experience in advanced projects facing complex technical challenges.
• Entrepreneurship-focused internships to develop business attitudes and competencies.

Financial Support

The innovation internship is financially supported based on your affiliation programme:

  • •  EIC Pathfinder researchers will be funded by the Pathfinder grant (plus a mobility allowance for 3 months maximum*);

  • • ERC researchers involved in funded projects will receive a flat monthly reimbursement by InnoNext for 3 months maximum.

  • • EIT participants will receive a flat monthly reimbursement by InnoNext for 6 months maximum, subject to availability of funds*

  • •  MSCA, HE Research Infrastructures and EIC Transition participants will be covered by their respective programmes, under specific agreement.

* Learn more > Go to the FAQs

Funding for New EIT Talents is Currently Concluded

The dedicated funding for new internships for EIT Talents has now been fully allocated. New internships activations involving EIT Talents are suspended until further notice. For EIT Talents: We are unable to accept new applications at this time. For Hosting Companies: currently it is not possible to activate new internships with EIT Talents.

The program continues normally for all other talent categories (ERC, EIC Pathfinder, etc.) and for all hosting companies, including those from the EIT community.

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