Top 10 Funding Opportunities:

EIC STEP Scale Up

This scheme aims to fill the funding gap for companies to invest in the scale up of high-risk innovations in Europe’s critical technology areas and where the amount needed for the scale up cannot be fully financed by other investors, including Invest EU implementing partners.

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 6: Additional Activities for the European Biodiversity Partnership: Biodiversa

This action aims to continue to provide support to the European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ identified in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021 2024 and implemented under the previous topics HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-02-01 and HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-18, and in particular to fund additional activities (which may also be undertaken by additional partners) in view of its intended scope and duration, and in accordance with Article 24(2) of the Horizon Europe Regulation.

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 5: Innovative Construction and Maintenance, with the use of New Materials and Techniques, for Resilient and Sustainable Transport Infrastructure

Project results are expected to demonstrate combined solutions for infrastructure construction that achieve targets including, but not limited to, at least 50% of the construction materials used are recycled or sourced from recycled materials, reduced pollutant emissions by at least 30% considering the entire life cycle of the infrastructure and reduced degradation of ecosystems and fragmentation of habitats during construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of transport infrastructure.

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 5: Innovative Construction and Maintenance, with the Use of New Materials and Techniques, for Resilient and Sustainable Transport Infrastructure

Project results are expected to contribute to the demonstration of combined solutions for infrastructure construction that achieve targets including, but not limited to, at least 50% of the construction materials used are recycled or sourced from recycled materials.

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 5: Integrating Advanced Materials, Cell Design and Manufacturing Development for High-Performance Batteries Aimed at Mobility (Batt4EU Partnership)

Project results are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, European battery cell manufacturers being supported in their transition from incumbent (Gen.3) liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery to high performance (solid-state) lithium ion batteries.

Addressing Nuclear Fission Challenges for a Prosperous Future

This scheme is providing funding for academic research addressing UK nuclear fission priorities. This opportunity is inviting large multidisciplinary consortia to adopt a whole-systems approach, integrating reactor design, fuel cycles, decommissioning, waste management, materials science, modelling, and socio-economic impacts to inform policy, provide impact and drive innovation.

Development of Sustainable and Design-to-Cost Batteries with (Energy-)Efficient Manufacturing Processes and Based on Advanced and Safer Materials (Batt4EU Partnership) – Research and Development

Project results are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to the development of next generation low-cost batteries for improving the affordability of electric mobility, enhancing the competitiveness of the European battery value chain, while lowering the share of Critical Raw Materials (CRM).

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 5: Accelerating Freight Transport and Logistics Digital Innovation

Project results are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, extended functionalities of electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) platforms beyond the required actions forming part of the implementation of Regulation 2020/1056280 for new use cases, solutions and applications, enabling harmonised electronic business to-business (B2B) information sharing and exchange in multimodal logistics chains and hubs such as those related to greenhouse gases (GHG) reporting, sustainability claims and other actions leveraging efficient and green freight operations in the supply chain.

Real Time Monitoring of Regulated and Non-Regulated Emissions from all Types of Vessels and Other Port Activities in Order to Enforce Emission Limits in Waterfront Cities

The expected outcome of this topic is to support the Zero Pollution Action Plan and the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy as well as the implementation of the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission. Project results are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the development of broadly accepted harmonised methods to measure real sailing emissions, including coastal, open seas and inland waterway with potential to be used for future compliance monitoring.

Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme Cluster 5: Accelerating Freight Transport and Logistics Digital Innovation

Project results are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, extended functionalities of electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) platforms beyond the required actions forming part of the implementation of Regulation 2020/1056 for new use cases, solutions and applications, enabling harmonised electronic business to-business (B2B) information sharing and exchange in multimodal logistics chains and hubs such as those related to greenhouse gases (GHG) reporting, sustainability claims and other actions leveraging efficient and green freight operations in the supply chain.