CAEN section M · divisions 69–75
EU funds for professional and scientific services
Professional, scientific and technical activities. The programmes that firms in this sector qualify for, based on the CAEN lists in the official guides.
- Programmes on the CAEN list
- 8
- Open to all sectors
- 17
- Active companies in Romania
- 118,765
On the eligible CAEN list
Programmes that include section M
- Open North-East Regional Programme 2021-2027 — Investments for the modernisation of micro-enterprises, Call 2 (PR/NE/2026/P1/RSO1.3/2/1) until 28 October 2026 · CAEN divisions 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75
- Coming soon Regional Participation Fund (FPR) — BID loans with a 40% grant for SMEs in the North-East, South-East and Bucharest-Ilfov CAEN divisions 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75
- Open South-East PR 2021-2027, Action 1.5 — industrial parks (call PRSE/1.5/A/1/2026) until 26 February 2027 · CAEN divisions 71, 75
- Coming soon South-East Regional Programme 2021-2027: Action 1.6, Operation A.1 – Increasing the competitiveness of micro-enterprises in the Danube Delta ITI (call PRSE/1.6/A.1/ITI/1/2026) CAEN divisions 71, 75
- Coming soon TechUp România — state aid for research and production in advanced technologies (HG 643/2026) CAEN divisions 71, 72
- Open South-Muntenia Regional Programme — research and innovation in SMEs (pilot call with pre-selection, PRSM/ID/PRSM P1/OP1) until 20 October 2026 · CAEN division 72
- Open PoCIDIF 1.3.2 — specialists with advanced skills from abroad for RDI centres of excellence until 30 October 2026 · CAEN division 72
- Coming soon State aid scheme for products with a trade deficit in the manufacturing industry (HG no. 486/2026) from 15 October 2026 · CAEN divisions 74
With a call window open now: 4 programmes.
No CAEN list
Programmes by type of activity
These programmes have no list of CAEN codes: eligibility depends on the project (research, energy, training, etc.). We show them here because they are relevant to this sector.
- Open CEF Transport 2026 — infrastructure projects on the trans-European TEN-T network until 6 October 2026
- Open CEF Energy CB RES — cross-border renewable energy project status (6th call) until 6 October 2026
- Open PoCIDIF 1.4 — training of research-development-innovation (RDI) employees in SMEs and research organisations until 30 October 2026
- Open PCI/PMI energy projects — the Union's third list (transmission, storage, smart grids) until 13 November 2026
- Open MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 — doctoral networks with universities and companies (Horizon Europe) until 24 November 2026
- Open Creative Europe MEDIA 2027 — European slate development for production companies (CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVSLATE) until 1 December 2026
- Open New European Bauhaus 2026 (Horizon Europe) — neighbourhood regeneration, call HORIZON-NEB-2026-01 until 1 December 2026
- Open ERC Consolidator Grant 2027 (ERC-2027-CoG) — grants for frontier research (Horizon Europe) until 12 January 2027
- Open Creative Europe MEDIA 2027 — video games and immersive content (CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM) until 2 February 2027
- Open Creative Europe MEDIA 2027 — TV and online content: series, animation and documentaries (CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE) until 10 February 2027
- Open EDIP — strengthening defence production capacity, second call (EDF-EDIP-P-2027-LS-IRA) until 16 February 2027
- Open Horizon Europe — Excellence Hubs 2027: regional innovation ecosystems in Widening countries until 4 March 2027
- Open EIC Accelerator 2026 — grant and investment for deep-tech start-ups and SMEs
- Open EIC STEP Scale Up — equity investments of €10–30 million for deep-tech scale-ups (Horizon Europe)
- Coming soon European Startup and Scaleup Hubs (Horizon Europe) — European networks of deep-tech hubs, pilot call from 6 October 2026
- Coming soon Horizon Europe Cluster 4 INDUSTRY 2027 — advanced materials and industrial production from 13 October 2026
- Coming soon Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health — 2027 calls (HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01 and HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02) from 29 October 2026
- Coming soon Horizon Europe Cluster 4 — DIGITAL 2027 call (HORIZON-CL4-2027-04): AI, data, robotics and virtual worlds from 17 November 2026
- Coming soon Horizon Europe Cluster 6 — two-stage calls 2027 (circular economy, water, plant health) from 4 February 2027
- Coming soon Horizon Europe Cluster 5 — climate, energy and mobility (2027 calls opening in 2026) from 17 November 2026
- Coming soon MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027 — staff exchanges between universities, institutes and companies (Horizon Europe) from 15 December 2026
- Coming soon Innovation Fund — IF26 Hydrogen Auction, the fourth auction of the European Hydrogen Bank
- Coming soon Innovation Fund IF26 — call for SMEs with small-scale decarbonisation projects
- Coming soon Creative Europe 2027 — European cooperation projects and the circulation of literary works
Any sector
Open to all sectors
Programmes without a restrictive CAEN list (possibly with a few excluded activities), which firms in section M can also apply to.
- Open PoCIDIF — Support for innovative technology projects (Measure 1.1.2) until 16 October 2026
- Open EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 — grants for deep-tech research (Horizon Europe) until 28 October 2026
- Open I3 Instrument Strand 2a (I3-2026-INV2a) — interregional innovation investments in less developed regions until 12 November 2026
- Open e-Mobility RO, sub-measure 1 — charging stations for electric vehicles on motorways, expressways and TEN-T national roads until 27 November 2026
- Open SME Fund 2026 (Ideas Powered for Business) — vouchers for patents, plant varieties and geographical indications until 4 December 2026
- Open SME Eco-Tech — grants for the green and digital transformation of SMEs until 30 December 2026
- Open PoCIDIF 6.1 — digitalisation services through EDIH hubs for SMEs and town halls until 30 December 2026
- Open Digital Europe — cybersecurity (ECCC, call DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11) until 14 January 2027
- Open Refinancing IMM INVEST PLUS and IMM PLUS — 80% FNGCIMM guarantee for working capital loans
- Open BID portfolio guarantees for SMEs — 70–80% guarantee for new loans of up to 10 million lei
- Coming soon Horizon Europe — "Proof of market": commercialisation of research results by start-ups and SMEs from 13 October 2026
- Coming soon e-DRIVE — replacing company fleets and passenger transport vehicles with zero-emission vehicles
- Coming soon Diaspora Investește Acasă — BID grant and guarantee for new companies set up by Romanians abroad
- Coming soon e-MOVE RO — recharging infrastructure for zero-emission mobility
- Coming soon PR Bucharest-Ilfov 2021-2027 — Call PR BI P1/1.1/1/2026: Support for developing an innovative conceptual model (Proof of Concept)
- Coming soon Innovation Fund IF26 Heat Auction — auction for decarbonising industrial heat
- Coming soon PEO — support for employers: childcare for children aged 0–6 and flexible working arrangements (actions 3.c.1 and 3.c.2)
Divisions of section M
- 69accounting and legal services 13,674 firms · 2 programmes on the list
- 70management consultancy 28,947 firms · 2 programmes on the list
- 71architecture, engineering and technical testing 30,849 firms · 5 programmes on the list
- 72research and development 1,699 firms · 5 programmes on the list
- 73advertising and market research 18,321 firms · 2 programmes on the list
- 74design, photography and other professional services 21,046 firms · 3 programmes on the list
- 75veterinary activities 4,229 firms · 4 programmes on the list
Frequently asked questions
What EU funds are available for professional and scientific services in 2026?
We are tracking 8 open or announced programmes whose CAEN list includes activities in section M: North-East Regional Programme 2021-2027 — Investments for the modernisation of micro-enterprises, Call 2 (PR/NE/2026/P1/RSO1.3/2/1); Regional Participation Fund (FPR) — BID loans with a 40% grant for SMEs in the North-East, South-East and Bucharest-Ilfov; PR South-East 2021-2027, Action 1.5 — industrial parks (call PRSE/1.5/A/1/2026); South-East Regional Programme 2021-2027: Action 1.6, Operation A.1 – Increasing the competitiveness of micro-enterprises in the Danube Delta ITI (call PRSE/1.6/A.1/ITI/1/2026). In addition, 17 programmes are open to any sector.
Which CAEN codes fall under section M?
Section M ("Professional, scientific and technical activities") covers CAEN divisions 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75. The guides give the eligible list by class (4 digits), so your firm's exact code matters.
How many active firms are there in professional and scientific services?
118,765 active firms have their main CAEN code in section M; 67,287 had employees in their latest financial statements and 9,056 were established in the last two years.
Does it matter whether the CAEN code is primary or secondary?
It depends on the guide: some programmes require the funded activity to be the main code, while others accept a secondary code authorised at the investment location. Companies now hold codes under CAEN revision 2 or 3; the lists here include the equivalences between the two revisions.
Do you run a professional or scientific services firm?
We check your company's CAEN codes against the lists of open programmes and tell you where you fit — free of charge, before any contract.