All open calls
    HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-61

    Fast Track to Research and Innovation for breakthroughs in industrial technologies (Research and Innovation Action)

    Opens 22 Sep 2026Live official EU data

    INDUSTRY-FTRI · HORIZON-RIA · TRL 4+ · Needs partners

    2 Feb 2027
    Deadline
    22 Sep 2026
    Opens for applications
    €2.5M
    Indicative, per project
    ~8
    Grants expected

    What this call funds

    This call funds early-stage, breakthrough research and innovation projects in industrial technologies such as advanced materials, textiles, steel, and process manufacturing. It's an open topic meant to explore novel ideas up to a proof-of-concept stage, feeding future innovation pipelines. Projects are expected to fit within specific EU industrial partnership strategies and move quickly through a fast-track approval process.

    advanced materials · sustainable materials · advanced manufacturing · research excellence · deep tech

    Who wins this

    Small consortia of research organisations and companies working on early-stage breakthrough innovations in materials, steel, textiles, or industrial processes who want fast access to EU funding.

    Could you win this call?

    We read your site to see what you build.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €2.5M
    Funding model
    Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Also required
    Consortia may include a maximum of 6 independent eligible entities as participants, and the topic uses a Fast Track to Research and Innovation (FTRI) procedure for faster access to funds.
    Sectors
    AI/ML · Deep Tech · Manufacturing · Aerospace
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: consortia may include a maximum of 6 independent eligible entities as participants. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement signature will be: Information on the outcome of the evaluation: Maximum 4 months from the final date for submission; and Indicative date for the signing of grant agreements: Maximum 6 months from the final date for submission. To allow a faster access to funds for small collaborative consortia, grants under this topic will be funded under a Fast Track to Research and Innovation Procedure (FTRI). are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    No past winners are recorded for this call family yet.

    Similar open calls