Have an innovative idea in the CBRNE field and want to take it further?
The GROUNDUP Mentoring Programme is looking for motivated students, researchers, and early-stage innovators ready to develop their concepts with expert support and strong international connections. The programme is designed to help participants strengthen their ideas, build business thinking, and connect with the wider European CBRNE innovation ecosystem.
Who should apply?
This opportunity is for individuals and teams of students, graduates, researchers, and young innovators from the Southern CEE region (Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro) who are working on a CBRNE-related innovation concept and want to take it further.
We are looking for applicants with promising ideas, strong motivation, and entrepreneurial ambition, especially those connected to universities, higher education institutions, and research organisations. Whether your concept is technology-based or business-focused, the programme is designed to help you validate it, strengthen it, and connect it to real market and cooperation opportunities.
What will you get?
- 12+ hours of mentoring
- 3 organised workshops
- Access up to 12+ mentors
- Access to GroundUP project networks across Europe
- A Demo Day with exposure to the potential business community
- 6 months of intensive development supported by an Individual Development Plan*
The programme is built for talents who want to turn promising CBRNE-related ideas into stronger concepts, business cases, or future market-ready solutions.
Applications are open until 17 May 2026.
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