European accelerator and startup program deadlines

Runs on a rhythm typical cadence from past cycles, not published dates

• EIC Accelerator — Full proposals are batched at six fixed cut-offs a year; in 2026 they fell on 7 January, 4 March, 6 May, 8 July, 2 September and 4 November.

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• 28DIGITAL Venture Incubation Program — The cited 2026 application deadline was 2026-06-09 and has passed; the programme is included because the 2026 cohort was formally published.
• Amazon Sustainability Accelerator — Climate Tech — 2026 applications closed on 2026-07-10.
• aws First Incubator — The published 2026 Call #2 application window was June 1-23, 2026; no later 2026/2027 deadline was published in the cited page.
• BIH Digital Health Accelerator — 2026 call closed; published deadline was 2026-06-19; companies are not eligible as applicants
• Blockchain Founders Group Accelerator — Applications for S7 are closed; the page says S8 applications were expected to open around July 2025, but no newer dated cohort is published.
• Copenhagen Fintech Collaborative Innovation Funding — The 2026 application deadline was May 18, 2026; the page says future 2026–2028 calls are planned but their criteria are not yet determined.
• Copenhagen Fintech Incubation Program — Spring 2026 cohort completed; no later cohort deadline is published.
• CV Labs Accelerator — Applications for Batch_07 are closed; Batch_08 waitlist is open, but its start date and application deadline have not been announced.
• EIC Accelerator — The short proposal can be submitted at any time; only the full-proposal cut-offs are fixed. The EIC recommends submitting the short proposal at least 10 weeks before the intended full-proposal cut-off.
• EIT 28DIGITAL Co-Creation Accelerator
• Entrepreneurs First London — The published Fall 2026 deadline is 2026-08-04 for the London programme; a separate Europe-based Bridge programme lists 2026-08-30.
• ESA BIC Denmark
• ESA BIC Noordwijk
• FinTech Innovation Lab London — 2026 applications are shown as open; the page says applications close November 28th without printing a year, so the deadline is omitted.
• Fit 4 Start — The 2026 #17 call is closed; the programme is a recurring Luxembourg national accelerator.
• Founder Institute Barcelona — The official schedule lists a Fall 2026 programme and a final application deadline of October 6, 2026.
• Google DeepMind Accelerator — Robotics, EMEA — Applications for the June–September 2026 program are closed.
• imec.istart Accelerator — No pause or wind-down signal: the site lists future 2027 calls and reports a Belgium Summer 2026 cohort. Calls are regional and scheduled, not rolling.
• MassChallenge UK — The official page also states that the 2026 programme runs from June to October; the page publishes an April 15 application deadline in another current section.
• Mastercard For Fintechs — The third edition launched in 2026; no application deadline is published in the cited announcement.
• MedTech Accelerator Brussels — 2027 registrations are stated to open in January; the page prints an application date of September 13 without a year, so no dated deadline is reported
• NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellowship
• SFF Studio — Winter S26 cohort is marked open in the published material; no dated deadline or investment terms are published.
• Start it @K&H — Applications are open for the 2026 fall one-year program; no dated application deadline is published.
• Start it @KBC
• Startup Wise Guys — Program length and 2026 cohort deadlines are not published in one place across the portfolio of programs; each program page carries its own dates.
• UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) — DASA is now part of UKDI, which lists individual funding competitions rather than startup cohorts. UKDI says Defence Innovation Loans cycles are currently paused while it works on a new service, and it is developing a new way to receive and assess Defence ideas. Other competitions are open and 2027 Open Call cycles are listed, subject to stakeholder funding.
• UnternehmerTUM Accelerator — The site gives Batch #21’s application phase as December 2026–January 2027, but does not publish an exact deadline date. It lists Batch #20 for September–December 2026 and Batch #21 for March–June 2027; the upcoming batch indicates the program is not presented as paused or wound down.
• YES!Delft Accelerator — The listed application deadline, 13 Sep 2026, has passed. The page gives no subsequent deadline or named cohort, but says registration is possible throughout the year and the Accelerator runs twice yearly.