Funding / Poland
Startup grants and no-equity funding in Poland open now
Short answer. As of November 7, 2026, 5 grant calls that take no equity are open to startups in Poland: PARP, BGK and the Opole Region. 4 of them print a closing date on their call page, the nearest being Dual-use technology development (November 30, 2026) and Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIb (December 10, 2026). The rest of the dates are in the table.
No equity means nobody takes a share of your company. Some calls are limited to one region or to companies that finished a launch platform; the “Who can apply” column says so for each row.
The 5 open calls, one per row (read on November 7, 2026)
Amount and closing date are the words of the official call page. A date missing from the page is written as missing: I do not invent one. A call whose closing date has passed drops off this list by itself.
| Program | Kind | Amount | Closes | Who can apply | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Path (Ścieżka SMART), single companiesPARP, the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development | Grant | Covers 35% to 80% of costs, depending on the type of cost and company size; call budget PLN 500,000,000 | December 29, 2026 (call open since October 29, 2026) | Micro, small and medium companies in Poland with an R&D project (industrial research and experimental development) that ends in a new product or process. | Official page ↗ |
| Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIb (Platformy startowe, komponent IIb)PARP, Eastern Poland program | Grant | Up to 85% of costs; call budget PLN 10,000,000 | December 10, 2026 (call open since October 6, 2026) | Micro and small companies (capital companies) seated in Eastern Poland; pays for startup development services, project staff, equipment, materials and intangible assets. Training services are excluded. | Official page ↗ |
| Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIa, seventh callPARP, Eastern Poland program | Grant | Amount not stated on the notice I read | Open from November 3, 2026; the notice I read gives no closing date, check the PARP call page | Young companies from Eastern Poland that finished incubation on a launch platform and need money to put the business model and product on the market. | Official page ↗ |
| Dual-use technology development (Rozwój technologii dual-use), OpoleOpole Region, Opole Centre for Economic Development | Grant | Up to 70% of costs; call budget PLN 48,000,000 | November 30, 2026 (extended by the Region on October 26, 2026) | Micro, small and medium companies with a seat or site in Opole Region developing dual-use technology (drones, navigation, telecom and information security, software, lasers, robots, sensors) or its first production. | Official page ↗ |
| Loan for dual-use product manufacturing (Kredyt na wytwarzanie produktów podwójnego zastosowania)BGK, Poland’s national development bank | Grant that refunds part of an investment loan | Up to 70% of eligible costs, by company size and location; call budget PLN 400,000,000 | January 28, 2027 (call open since October 29, 2026) | Micro, small and medium companies investing in capacity to make dual-use (civil and military) products: equipment, buildings, patents, licenses, know-how. | Official page ↗ |
Opens soon
Grants for Eurogrants (Granty na Eurogranty), 2026-27 call. Opens November 19, 2026, closes March 31, 2027. Up to 100% of eligible costs; call budget PLN 15,000,000. Micro, small and medium companies in Poland and Polish research organizations; pays for finding partners, writing, translating and presenting an application to an EU-managed program such as Horizon Europe.
Already closed
Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIa, previous call. The previous call closed on September 17, 2026. The seventh call (listed above) replaced it.
Frequently asked questions
Which grants can a Polish startup apply for right now?
5 calls are open as of November 7, 2026, each read on its official call page: Smart Path (Ścieżka SMART), single companies; Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIb (Platformy startowe, komponent IIb); Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIa, seventh call; Dual-use technology development (Rozwój technologii dual-use), Opole; Loan for dual-use product manufacturing (Kredyt na wytwarzanie produktów podwójnego zastosowania). None takes a share of your company. Two of them are limited to Eastern Poland and one to Opole Region; the table says who each is for.
Which of them have a written closing date?
4 of 5: Dual-use technology development (Rozwój technologii dual-use), Opole (November 30, 2026); Launch Platforms for New Ideas, component IIb (Platformy startowe, komponent IIb) (December 10, 2026); Smart Path (Ścieżka SMART), single companies (December 29, 2026); Loan for dual-use product manufacturing (Kredyt na wytwarzanie produktów podwójnego zastosowania) (January 28, 2027).
What opens next?
Grants for Eurogrants (Granty na Eurogranty), 2026-27 call opens November 19, 2026 and closes March 31, 2027.
Is this a loan?
No call here is a loan you must repay in full. The dual-use manufacturing call from BGK refunds part of an investment loan you take from a bank, so it works as a grant on top of that loan; the Kind column says which is which.
Does this list tell me if I am eligible?
No. The official call page decides. Wanna reads your site address, keeps the programs that match your country and stage, and prepares applications from facts you confirm. Each one waits for your approval.
What this list does not tell you
It does not say whether you are eligible: each call page decides, and several are limited to a region, a sector or a type of project. It replaces neither the funder’s own review, an accountant nor legal advice. Amounts are in zloty (PLN), neither converted nor rounded. This is information, not an offer.
Keep the ones that fit you
Paste your site address: I read it, keep the programs that match your country and stage, and prepare applications from facts you confirm. Each one waits for your approval.