EIT Health - Healthcare Entrepreneurship Levelling Online Course
Funding multidisciplinary consortia to design and develop a scalable, self-paced online course that builds healthcare entrepreneurship and innovation skills from foundation to advanced level.
TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: Design and development of an EIT-labelled, scalable and self-paced online course on entrepreneurship in healthcare. The course must provide a common baseline of innovation and entrepreneurship knowledge across 3 learning levels – Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced – and support learners in progressing from foundational to advanced innovation concepts.
SECTORS / DOMAIN: Healthcare innovation, entrepreneurship education and digital learning, with a focus on developing the skills needed to transform ideas and research into real-world healthcare innovation.
INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Consortium applications are required. Consortia must comprise at least 2 and a maximum of 3 independent legal entities, with at least 2 entities legally established in different Horizon Europe countries. Partners must represent at least 2 sides of the Knowledge Triangle – Industry, Education and Research – and participation of at least 1 industry organisation is mandatory.
SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should bring expertise in healthcare innovation, entrepreneurship education and digital learning and ensure industry engagement. At least 2 consortium members must be legally established in different Horizon Europe countries. Applicants must register their organisation in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) before applying through the EIT Health application platform.
SPECIFIC TOPICS OR CHALLENGES: The course should cover healthcare entrepreneurship and innovation across Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Topics may include healthcare entrepreneurship, design thinking, business models, stakeholder engagement, intellectual property and venture creation. The target learners include Master’s students, PhD candidates, researchers and young professionals seeking to develop the skills required to transform ideas and research into healthcare innovations.
PROJECTS DURATION: Project activities are scheduled to start on 1 January 2027 and last until 2028.
BUDGET, FUNDING RATES AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
Funding rate: 50%, the remaining 50% must be sourced from non-EIT Health/KIC funds.
Budget conditions / limitations: Up to €70,000 per project, comprising up to €60,000 in 2027 and up to €10,000 in 2028.
Payments: 85% in 2027 and 15% in 2028.
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Closes
02/11/2026
Max funding per project
70.000€