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Having citizenship in one of the countries or territories: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Türkiye, Ukraine, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain). 

1. in EIT Health: New models to deliver healthcare; Facilitating the uptake of digital medical devices in Europe; Harnessing the full potential of health data for innovation; Supporting the deployment of Important Project of Common European Interest in Health (IPCEI) to address market failures.  
2. in EIT RawMaterials: The challenge for the EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community is to fully utilize the potential of the European industry and to revitalize the human capital in the raw materials sector. This will be achieved by three strategic objectives that are Sustainable Materials, Circular Societies and Responsible Sourcing.  
3. in EIT Food: optimizing resource efficiency and environmental sustainability of agriculture supply, primary production, processing, storing, packaging, logistics/distribution, retail, consumer research, nutrition monitoring and food service; developing nutritionally-customized food products, addressing unmet needs and generating consumer relevant functionalities; building trust in the food system, securing traceability and auditability of food quality, safety and authenticity, combining digital and sensor technologies to acquire and transmit information through the food value chain. In general – development of solutions that will put new products on the market, introduce new and improved commercial processes and services, and achieve: Healthier Lives Through Food, A Net Zero Food System, A Fully Transparent, Fair and Resilient Food System.
4. in EIT InnoEnergy: energy costs reduction, system performance increase and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decrease, circular economy (particularly in the context of energy usage), green hydrogen, energy management systems and energy storage. It doesn’t exclude any other innovative approaches that base on sustainable energy generation, storage or usage. 
5. in EIT Manufacturing: Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing, Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing, Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems and Human-machine co- working for socially sustainable manufacturing.
6. in EIT Urban Mobility: Active Mobility, Sustainable City Logistics, Future Mobility, Mobility and Energy, and Public Realm, are the main focus areas. This is not a closed list, any idea/solution solving city challenges are welcome.  
7. in EIT Digital: research-based digital technologies (deep tech) for digital solutions especially in the fields of fintech, edutech, insurtech and cyber security. This is not a closed list, any further idea around digital as enabler not fitting the other thematic categories is welcome.
8. in Rebuild Ukraine: expecting ideas from all thematic fields which participate in the EIT Jumpstarter program (Health, Food, RawMaterials, Manufacturing, Digital, Urban Mobility, Innoenergy, New European Bauhaus). Applicants must be Ukrainian citizens who either habitually reside in Ukraine, or if they are habitually not residing in Ukraine, they are willing to commit to incorporate their future company in Ukraine7. The aim of the category is to provide special support to Ukrainian innovators in their start-up development and prevent brain drain from the country. 
9. in New European Bauhaus: Selected ideas should propose innovative solutions that contribute to developing beautiful, sustainable and inclusive places, products and ways of living. In their proposals, applicants should pay particular attention to at least one of the three dimensions of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): 
   1. Sustainability: e.g.: garden ecosystem conservation, waste management, heat waves mitigation, exploiting the farming potential of block facades, decreasing CO2 level, preserving biodiversity, mitigate climate change, fostering circularity 
   2. Aesthetics: when functionality and style/art go together, e.g.: promotion of local culture and music, creative services suited to researchers and scientists, bring and feel nature indoors, make healthy eating visually attractive, transform public buildings and spaces more sustainable 
   3. Inclusion: securing accessibility and affordability to all, e.g.: collaborative food growing, diversifying neighborhoods, wellbeing of users in buildings, connecting seniors/pensioners, cross generation exchange 
   4. (Other examples of thematic fitting the NEB category: healthy and inclusive neighborhoods, accessible living spaces, alternative building methods that respect the environment and the surrounding culture, innovative solutions in construction, materials, structures, design and production methods, smart infrastructure solutions, circular and sustainable design and architecture.)