Xecs Call 6 – 2026 — NRC IRAP
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Eligibility & Details
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Program Description
Xecs Call 6 2026 funds Canadian SMEs for up to 50% of eligible costs on international electronic components and systems R&D projects. The call expects at least 35 person-years of effort and uses a two-stage outline and full proposal process.
Eligibility Requirements
- Canadian SME pursuing electronic components and systems R&D
- Large companies with more than 500 FTEs are not funded
- Non-SME participants may only be supported indirectly as contractors to eligible SMEs
- Project must be an international, industry-driven, technically innovative, application-oriented R&D project covering an essential section of the ECS value chain
- Consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from two Eureka countries
- Project should involve at least 35 person-years
- No partner or single-country consortium may exceed 70% of the project budget
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to 50% of eligible project costs for a Canadian SME. No dollar cap is published for Canada.
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Applications open 23 June 2026. The call closes at the project outline deadline of 21 January 2027. Full project proposals are due 15 April 2027, with the labelling meeting in June 2027 and projects beginning from September 2027.
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Insider TipProjects are expected to begin around September 2027; plan the consortium and 35 person-year effort estimate before the outline deadline.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- Consortium does not include at least two independent legal entities from two Eureka countries covering an essential section of the ECS value chain
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Application Playbook
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Application Steps
Required Documents 3
Eligible Expenses 1
Intake Periods
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