The EIC has a separate Work Programme which doesn’t use the concept of ‘destinations’ like the clusters in Pillar 2, but three main ‘funding schemes’:

• Pathfinder: supports early stage development of future technologies (for example various activities at low Technology Readiness Levels 1-4), based on high-risk/high-gain science-towards-technology breakthrough research (including ‘deep-tech’). Participation is possible in general consortia of at least three different independent legal entities (e.g. research organizations, universities, SMEs, industry) established in at least three different eligible countries and with at least one of them established in a member state.
• Transition: supports transforming research results into innovation opportunities both technologically as business wise. Participation is possible as single applicants (SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups, research organisations, universities) or small consortia of two to five partners.
• Accelerator: supports companies to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones. Applicants can be single start-ups, SMEs (including spin-outs), individuals (intending to launch a start-up/SME). ‘Small mid-cap’ (up to 500 employees) can apply  for rapid scale up purposes (e.g. Technology Readiness Level 9) and only for the investment component.