BConditional product route

Eurostars Call 11

Eureka Network and participating national funding bodies

Deadline: 10 Sept 2026, 14:00
Value: Germany: up to 50% SME funding and EUR 500,000 maximum across German partners
Region: Participating Eurostars countries
Reviewed: 16 Aug 2026

Portfolio verdict

Conditional product route

Tier B. Eurostars is viable only as a product-specific R&D consortium, not generic funding for existing delivery. No foreign partner, work-package scope or TRL evidence is in the current pack, so those gates remain unknown rather than failed.

Recommended actionProceed only with a named foreign partner and one product-specific R&D thesis that starts at TRL 6 or lower and fits the German EUR 500,000 cap.

What the opportunity means

Fund a market-oriented international R&D project led by an innovative SME with at least one independent partner in another Eurostars country.

Portfolio thesis

Potential route for regulated AI, municipal energy, multilingual voice or evidence-platform R&D; consortium, TRL and budget gates are unresolved.

Qualification reality

Existing Digital David product R&D can fit, but the call requires an innovative-SME-led international consortium and one bounded pre-commercial R&D work package.

Portfolio evidence

Products and reusable delivery strengths

Products

MimirKuebikoTalkyPerspectify

Competencies

cross-border R&Dregulated AIproduct researchinternational consortium delivery

Decision gates

Eligibility and delivery gates

Company matchPartially met
Innovative SME lead
MustRequired
Digital David AG's legal identity and turnover are verified and below the SME turnover ceiling, but headcount and balance-sheet evidence are absent, so full SME status is not inferred.
Company matchUnknown
International consortium
MustRequired
No named independent foreign partner with evidence and commitment exists in the current pack; do not classify the gate as met_with_partner.
Company matchUnknown
SME budget majority
MustRequired
The consortium and budget do not exist yet; participating Eurostars SMEs must carry at least 50% of project costs excluding subcontracting.
Company matchUnknown
Country and participant concentration
MustRequired
No participant or country may exceed 70% of project costs; this can be assessed only after consortium budgeting.
Company matchPartially met
Civilian project under 36 months
MustRequired
The portfolio products are civilian, but no defined work plan or duration is evidenced.
Company matchUnknown
German TRL at start
MustRequired
German applicants must start at TRL 6 or below; no selected R&D work package or independently evidenced TRL is available.
Company matchPartially met
Exploitation and market route
ScoredNot required
Existing products provide a plausible exploitation owner, but the call-specific market, IP and commercialisation plan has not been prepared.

Interpreted scope

Delivery shape

Collaborative civilian R&D leading to an innovative product, process or service with a clear market route.
One Digital David product and one separable R&D hypothesis should anchor the work package and exploitation case.
Partners define technical work, budget, risks, market impact and national funding requests in one joint application.

Key facts

Authority: Eureka Network with participating national funding bodies
Procedure: Competitive international collaborative R&D funding call
Contract: Nationally funded Eurostars R&D project
Stage: Call 11 open for applications
Lots: Not applicable
Candidate limit: No fixed candidate count published
Term: Maximum project duration 36 months
Implementation: Project start and work plan are proposed by the consortium, subject to national funding decisions
Consortium: At least two independent entities in at least two Eurostars countries
Lead: Innovative SME from a Eurostars country
SME budget share: At least 50%, excluding subcontracting
Concentration limit: No participant or country may exceed 70% of total project cost
Germany: SMEs up to 50%; maximum EUR 500,000 across German partners; TRL at project start no higher than 6

Timeline

Call deadline: 10 Sep 2026, 14:00 CEST
Maximum duration: 36 months

Procurement contacts

Department: German applications are supported by the national Eurostars team at DLR Project Management Agency
Contact: Applicants in Germany are directed to the German Eurostars national project team; no individual contact was needed for public research.
Reference: Eurostars Call 11

Bid package

Required submissions

One joint application through the Eurostars application platform.
Named consortium of at least two independent entities in two participating countries, led by an innovative SME.
Technical work plan, partner roles, budget, risks, market impact, exploitation and IP arrangements.
German national funding information, TRL evidence and any documents requested by the DLR national team.

Commercial reading

Contract and pricing terms

German SMEs may receive up to 50% funding, with a maximum EUR 500,000 across all German partners.
National funding rules apply independently to each partner; eligibility does not guarantee funding.
The project must be civilian, no longer than 36 months and balanced within the 50% SME and 70% concentration rules.
Application-platform authentication is required to submit.

Evidence trail

Sources and bidder information

Official Eurostars Call 11 page, eligibility guidance and public resources checked 16 August 2026. No call-specific public bidder-question or Q&A catalogue was visible.

Official Eurostars Call 11 page ↗Authoritative deadline, eligibility, resources and application route.

Package reviewed 16 Aug 2026, 17:03

Research files

Documents used for this evaluation

No downloadable research package was available for this evaluation.