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Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) Africa-Europe 2026

Key Information

Organisation

JIF Partnership

Status

Open

Application Deadline

30 Jun 2026 · 74 days left

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

EUR 200,000

About this Program

Heavyweight grant for cross-continental partnerships focused on digital solutions for climate change.

Benefits & What You Get

Grants between 100k and 200k EUR; partnership brokering; technical support.

Eligibility

Consortia with at least one African and one European partner organization.

Startups That Could Apply

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Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

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