EIT RawMaterials is dedicated to advancing innovation within the raw materials value chain, nurturing groundbreaking ideas and projects that have the potential to make a significant impact. 

The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) is an EU programme that supports countries and regions with lower innovation performance. 

It provides funding, expertise and networks to help startups, SMEs, large companies, universities and research centres, NGOs, government agencies and public institutions:

• Strengthen their local innovation ecosystems
• Build their skills and capacity
• Launch new products, services and business models.

This call is intended to support good technologies, products and services that are currently under development in RIS countries to reach market entry or cooperation with innovative groups that have developed tools and technologies that can be upscaled in RIS regions. The goal is to solve challenges  for the raw materials value chain in the region.

Key points:

• Projects can access up to 70% funding (€800k–€1M per project), with the co-funding ratio based on TRL and project type.
• Each project must have at least two organisations from different RIS-eligible countries. Lead partner must be from a RIS-eligible country.
• Each project must represent at least two sides of the knowledge triangle: education, research and business.
• All approved projects must be completed by end of December 2028.

Projects also receive proposal guidance and matchmaking access to Europe’s largest raw materials innovation network.

Proposals must be registered and submitted by: 

• 24 June 2026 for cut-off 1 
• 16 October 2026 for cut-off 2

You can find all the details on the call webpage.