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    HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-01

    Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of consumer electronics

    Opens 20 Apr 2027Live official EU data

    Call 01 - single stage (2027) · HORIZON-IA · TRL 6–8 · Needs partners

    22 Sep 2027
    Deadline
    20 Apr 2027
    Opens for applications
    €5M
    Indicative, per project
    ~2
    Grants expected
    108
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds projects that design and test consumer electronics that are easier to repair, reuse, upgrade and recycle, with better recovery of critical raw materials. The goal is to reduce e-waste and help consumers get more durable, sustainable products, while also testing new business models and incentives that reward circular design.

    circular economy · sustainable materials · waste recycling · advanced manufacturing · environmental monitoring

    Who wins this

    A consortium including electronics manufacturers, recyclers, and social science experts that wants to develop and demonstrate circular, repairable electronics products near commercial readiness.

    Could you win this call?

    We read your site to see what you build.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €5M
    Funding model
    Lump sum — paid per completed work package, no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Also required
    Proposals must align with chemical safety principles (SSbD) and comply with relevant legislation such as RoHS; effective involvement of SSH experts is required; SME and non-EU electronics-producing country participation is encouraged but not mandatory.
    Sectors
    AgriTech · Circular Economy
    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 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 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 Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 108 past winners

    WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY · NL
    14 wins
    led 2
    STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH · NL
    12 wins
    led 1
    TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY · FI
    11 wins
    led 4
    RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB · SE
    8 wins
    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES
    7 wins
    led 1
    UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE
    7 wins

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