EU Innovation Fund · Honest qualification
Can your project win EU Innovation Fund money?
Get a clear answer before you spend months.
The EU Innovation Fund is one of Europe's largest climate funds — and one of its most competitive. Around 17% of applications are approved EU-wide, averaged across calls. We help you find out whether it's worth the effort before you commit.
No commitment. We'll tell you if you shouldn't apply.
The reality
Most companies spend months on applications they shouldn't submit
~17%
approval rate (EU)
EU average across calls — in the latest completed round (IF24), 54 of 359 applications ended in a signed grant (~15%). Norwegian applicants do better — ~25% (last call 31%, per Enova) — but most still don't get in.
200+
pages per application
Including GHG/LCA modelling, cost-effectiveness analysis, and financial projections.
€2.5M
minimum CAPEX
The fund excludes small projects. Norway / EEA is eligible.
The EU Innovation Fund is worth pursuing — for the right projects. But the bar is high, the criteria are specific, and the single biggest reason serious projects fail is financial maturity — nearly a third fall there.
- Cost-effectiveness must be ≤ 200 EUR/tonne CO₂ — otherwise rejected outright
- Relative GHG reduction must be ≥ 50% vs. the reference scenario
- Opaque consultants charge up front without telling you whether you qualify
We fix the information asymmetry. You find out before you commit.
Free · No commitment · Honest
Can you apply for the EU Innovation Fund?
Answer five quick questions for an honest, source-based read on whether your project is structurally eligible, and which call fits. No data is stored, and we'll tell you if you shouldn't apply.
Step 1 of 5
Where will the physical plant be located?
The applicant can be registered anywhere. It's the plant location that decides.
Meet Vera
Talk to Vera
Vera is our AI advisor for the EU Innovation Fund. Tell her about your project and you'll get a source-based read on whether you qualify and where you stand. Never a promise of funding.
Vera
EU Innovation Fund advisor
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What we do
An honest qualification — before you invest the months
We assess your project against the EU Innovation Fund criteria and give you a straight answer: where you're strong, where you're weak, and whether it's worth pursuing.
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Qualification assessment
We map your project against the make-or-break criteria: cost-effectiveness (≤ 200 EUR/tonne CO₂), relative GHG reduction (≥ 50%), CAPEX scale (≥ €2.5M), sector eligibility, and Norway/EEA status. You get an honest go/no-go.
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Strengths and gaps
We tell you where your application would stand out and where it would likely fall short — the reference scenario, the business case, the team's track record. No flattery.
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A decision you can make
If the odds aren't there, we'll say so plainly. If they are, we help with positioning and the application itself — Kveck's expertise combined with AI. Enova covers up to 50% / NOK 500k of application costs for Norwegian projects.
We also tell you if you shouldn't apply. That's the whole point.
The honest difference
We know EU IF cold — and we'll tell you the truth
The EU Innovation Fund is not a lottery you can brute-force with a well-written application. The criteria are hard, the evaluation is rigorous, and many projects simply don't fit. Here's how we think about it:
Transparent about the odds
~17% approval rate EU-wide (Norwegian applicants do better — ~25%, last call 31%). We quote the real numbers because honest framing is the only way to make a sound decision. We never say "your chances look good" unless we mean it.
We know the fund
We work with the EU Innovation Fund criteria directly — cost-effectiveness, GHG benchmarks, reference scenarios, and financial maturity — the single most common failure point, where nearly a third of applications fall. No generic grant consultants guessing at the criteria.
No false promises
We do not promise you the grant. We give you a qualified assessment: where you stand, what needs work, and whether the effort is proportionate to the opportunity.
Survivorship warning
Public data shows mostly winners. We look at the full picture — including why applications are rejected — so you're not misled by what you can find online.
Enova: Enova is Norway's official contact point for EU Innovation Fund and can co-fund up to 50% / NOK 500,000 of Norwegian applicants' preparation costs.
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Vera is in invited testing right now. Tell us a bit about your project and we'll send you access — no commitment.