Funding: Calls for projects and proposals
Calls for proposals and projects relating to the circular economy
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have issued a call for research proposals under the Integrated Biorefineries for a Circular Future programme. The proposals should focus on identifying circular biobased alternatives to fossil raw materials in the chemical industry.
Deadline for submitting letter of intent: 23 June 2026
The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme is an EU programme that supports countries and regions with lower innovation performance. KAVA Call 14 - RIS Innovation is looking for projects developing new technologies, products, services or business models in the raw materials value chain.
The projects must focus on exploration, sustainable mining, processing, circularity, recycling or substitution.
Cut-off dates:
13.00 CEST on 24 June 2026 for cut-off 1
13.00 CEST on 16 October 2026 for cut-off 2
The Advanced Materials for a Sustainable European Future (MAT4EU) project has published an open call for SME projects. There are two strands:
Strand 1: Product innovations supporting European autonomy - Development and Innovation
Strand 2: Mastering green and digital transformation - Industrial Adoption
Deadline: 17:00 CEST on 6 July 2026
RIVCircular aims to foster the creation of efficient, open, inclusive and interconnected innovation ecosystems in seven European regions with different levels of innovation development.
The project is looking to fund innovation projects and has opened a call for projects focusing on the development and/or deployment of technologies in the circular economy area.
Deadline: 17 September 2026
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking is a €2 billion partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.
It has just issued a call for project proposals. A total of €170.7 million across 13 topics will support the development and scale-up of competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
This Innovation Open Call is looking for SMEs in the agri-food production and/or processing sector, SMEs in other sectors that valorise biomass/by-products/side-streams from the agri-food sector and SMEs offering solutions and/or technology for the valorisation of these materials.
Cut-off 2: 20 October 2026