Civil Drones Innovative Programme [NEW]
Boosting innovation for Europeโs next generation of civil & dual-use drones!
Category
Open for financial participation
project start
10.03.2026
project end
16.06.2026
Are you an SME developing innovative drone technologies and looking to bring your product to the next level? The Civil Drones Innovative Programme, implemented under the European Cluster for Drone Innovation (ECDI), supports manufacturing SMEs in advancing drone solutions, strengthening innovation strategies, and accessing civil and defence-related markets.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ?
- Equity-free funding: Up to โฌ50,000 linked to your Innovation Plan
- Individual support: Assessment, roadmap definition & dedicated mentorship
- Tailored services: Technical, regulatory, business and testing support
- Training & internationalisation opportunities
- Access to the Innovation Drone Alliance network
- Support to increase your productโs Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐?
- Manufacturing SMEs in the drone sector
- At least one drone product at TRL 6 or higher
- Companies aiming to further develop civil or dual-use applications
- SMEs established in EU Member States or COSME-associated countries
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐
- Cut-off 1: ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ (17:00 CET)
- Cut-off 2: ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ (17:00 CET)
Around 25 SMEs will be supported across Europe โ donโt miss the opportunity to scale your drone innovation.
Contact:ย vidal@aerospace-valley.com | carbon@aerospace-valley.com