RFCS-2026-02-PDP Steel Pilot and demonstration projects
RFCS-2026 · RFCS-PJG · TRL 4–8
What this call funds
This call funds pilot and demonstration projects in the steel industry that test new installations at meaningful scale, helping bridge the gap between research and commercial deployment. Projects should start at an early maturity level and reach near-commercial readiness by the end. Proposals must show industrial, economic, social and environmental benefits.
advanced manufacturing · sustainable materials · advanced materials · twin transition
Who wins this
Steel industry actors and research partners looking to build and operate pilot or industrial-scale installations to advance steel technology toward commercialisation.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- RFCS-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- RFCS Project Grants
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Also required
- Detailed eligibility, admissibility, financial capacity and evaluation conditions are set out in the call document sections rather than in this summary text.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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