VivaTech is one of Europe’s largest innovation conferences, offering a unique opportunity to connect with your first customer, partner, or investor in one space. This year, the conference will take place on June 17 – 20 in Paris.

YEP Accelerator, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, with the support of EU4Innovation East, are selecting three university teams to join the Ukrainian delegation.

The program is aimed at student and research-based startups from the national network of startup schools, incubators, and accelerators operating at higher education and research institutions, as well as graduates of YEP Accelerator university programs with a technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 or higher.

Teams that best match the conference format and demonstrate strong potential to benefit from participation will be invited to a pitch session on May 18.

Representatives of the three winning teams will receive coverage of travel expenses and conference tickets.

Selection details and the application form: https://bit.ly/vivatech26uni.

Application deadline: May 10 (23:59).

More about the event: https://vivatech.com/.

Apply now and spend your June days at the heart of the tech scene in Paris!

The initiative is implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Startup Fund, and YEP Accelerator, with the support of the EU4Innovation East project, funded by the European Union, co-funded by the Government of France, and implemented by Expertise France. The strategic partner of the university track of YEP is Nova Ukraine.

05.05.2026