RAMP Joint Call 2026
The first Joint Transnational Call 2026 of the Raw Materials Partnership is open for transnational research and innovation projects across the raw materials value chain. The call will support projects that contribute to sustainable and resilient systems for the green and digital transition.
40 funders from 27 countries are participating in the first Joint Transnational Call 2026 of RAMP, the European Partnership on Raw Materials under Horizon Europe. Altogether, their national and regional commitments amount to almost 41 million euros, dedicated to support transnational research and innovation projects across the raw materials value chain.
RAMP expects proposals which focus on improving access to raw materials while promoting circular economy practices, achieving sustainability, and minimising social and environmental costs. They should add value, innovate and contribute to industrial development. Proposals are encouraged to connect the different steps of the supply chain, bridge multiple disciplines, engage with stakeholders and situate themselves in the relevant policy context.
The thematic scope of the Joint Transnational Call draws on RAMP’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and includes primary and secondary supply, design and production, and the use and reuse of products and components.
Call overview
The Joint Transnational Call 2026 is organised as a two-stage application process with centralised evaluation:
- Stage 1 — pre-proposal: Applicants submit a pre-proposal which undergoes eligibility checks and is evaluated by a panel of international experts. The selection of pre-proposals invited to proceed to Stage 2 is based on the results of the centralised evaluation and the budget availability of the involved funders.
- Stage 2 — full proposal: Only the consortia which are invited to stage 2 will be allowed to submit a detailed full proposal. These undergo again eligibility checks and central evaluation, as well as a review by RAMP’s ethics advisory board. The final funding decisions are based on the evaluation results, within the limit of the available budget.
Each project partner receives funding (including EU co-funding) directly from their respective national or regional funder in accordance with national or regional rules.
Since rules and procedures may vary by country and funder, all applicants are strongly advised to contact their national contact point (see Call Text Annex 1) before preparing a proposal.
Key dates and timeline
Important Dates
Call launch: 23 June 2026
International information webinar: 2 July 2026
Pre-proposal deadline: 22 September 2026 (15:00 CEST)
Stage 1 results: Mid-December 2026
Invitation to stage 2: Late December 2026
Full proposal deadline: 15 February 2027 (15:00 CET)
Stage 2 results: Mid-May 2027
Funding decisions: June–September 2027
Project start: From mid-2027 (expected)
Thematic scope and topics of the Call
The call covers six thematic areas across the raw materials value chain. Applicants must choose one main topic that best reflects the project’s main objective and expected impact.
Inter- and transdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged across all topics.
All proposals are expected to address crosscutting considerations relevant to their topic. This includes gender balance and diversity, social acceptance, the Safe and Sustainable by Design principle, and open science practices.
Projects under this topic should tackle challenges in the primary supply chain, including the sustainable exploration, extraction, refining and processing of raw materials. Relevant areas include innovative exploration techniques, sustainable mining and extraction practices, advanced metallurgical processing, and environmental- and social-impact assessment.
Projects under this topic should focus on recovering raw materials from secondary sources such as end-of-life products, industrial and urban waste, and landfills, and reintegrating them into supply chains. Relevant areas include recovery and recycling technologies, urban mining, integration of secondary feedstocks into production, and material flow analysis.
Projects under this topic should focus on design and production approaches that make more efficient use of raw materials, minimise social and environmental impacts, enable reuse and recycling, and support the substitution of critical raw materials. Relevant areas include resource-efficient production processes, innovative product design, and digital tools for monitoring and traceability.
Projects under this topic should provide technological advances to increase the service life of products or components through reuse, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing and repurposing. Relevant areas include decision-support tools for circular use, technologies for extending product service life, and reverse logistics and disassembly.
Projects under this topic should provide knowledge and practical solutions for overcoming non-technological barriers such as regulatory, social, behavioural and economic obstacles to the adoption of circular economy practices. Relevant areas include innovative business models, policy and regulatory frameworks, consumer engagement, and circular economy standardisation.
Projects under this topic should develop new ways of understanding and characterising raw materials value chains through enhanced data management and standardisation, dynamic modelling, life cycle analysis, and financial modelling. Relevant areas include supply chain stress testing, end-of-life analysis, mass flow analysis, and tools for supply chain transparency and traceability.
Information meeting
A recent information meeting presented the call, application process and requirements in further detail.
Recordings from the meeting are divided into four parts and are available below.
Who can apply?
The call is open to transnational consortia of at least three partners requesting funding from three participating countries. At least two of these must be EU Member States or associated countries.
The types of partners that can apply for funding (provided that they are eligible according to their respective national/regional funder) are:
- Universities and higher education institutions
- Public and private research organisations
- Small, medium and large companies
- Consultancies
- Other organisations such as municipalities, public bodies, non-governmental organisations, stakeholder associations and foundations
Organisations which are not eligible for funding from a participating funder may join a consortium as self-funded partners, in addition to the minimum composition of the consortium.
How to apply
At both application stages, the Coordinator is responsible for submitting the proposal through the Electronic Submission and Evaluation System before the deadline. The Coordinator is the legal entity that manages the proposal on behalf of the consortium. A submission tutorial will be published on the call webpage.
All consortium partners are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the submission platform well in advance and complete the submission before the deadline. Deadline extensions will only be granted in cases where RAMP is directly responsible for technical problems.
Proposals cannot be revised or resubmitted after the deadline unless the Joint Call Secretariat requests minor corrections to technical or administrative details.
Some national or regional funding organisations may also require separate applications. Applicants must check the specific requirements of their funder, in the annex 1 to the official call text.
Joint Call documents
Find the complete information in the official call documents:
Call text – contains the full description of the call design, topics and procedures. Includes national and regional rules (annex 1) and Frequently Asked Questions (annex 2)
Pre-proposal templates: technical description and CV – these mandatory templates contain the information and structure required to submit a pre-proposal to the Joint Transnational Call 2026, as well as some guidance and best practice recommendations.
- RAMP Joint Transnational Call Text 2026 (updated 3 July 2026)
Participating countries and funders
The following funders are participating in the joint transnational call 2026:
- Austria: FFG
- Belgium: BELSPO
- Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels): F.R.S.-FNRS
- Belgium (Flanders): FWO
- Belgium: SPW
- Belgium (Flanders): VLAIO
- Bulgaria: BNSF
- Brazil: CONFAP
- Brazil: EMBRAPII
- Brazil: FINEP (to be confirmed)
- Canada (Québec): PRIMA Québec
- Croatia: MZOM
- Czechia: TA CR
- Denmark: IFD
- Estonia: ETAG
- Finland: BF
- Finland: RCF
- France: ANR
- France (New Caledonia): CNRTEC
- Germany: BMFTR
- Germany (Saxony): SMWK
- Hungary: NKFIH
- Israel: IIA
- Moldova: NARD
- Netherlands: NWO
- Norway: RCN
- Poland: NCBR
- Portugal: CCDRC
- Romania: UEFISCDI
- Slovakia: CVTI SR
- Slovakia: SAS
- Slovenia: MVZI
- South Africa: DSTI
- Spain: AEI
- Spain: CDTI
- Sweden: Vinnova / SWEA
- Sweden: VR
- Switzerland: FOEN
- Switzerland: SNSF
- Turkey: TÜBİTAK
For detailed information on geographical coverage, eligible topics and indicative budget commitments, please refer to the call document.
Submit your proposal
Applications must be submitted via the official submission system.
We recommend starting your application early and reviewing all call documents carefully before submission. The submission templates (project technical description, CV) incl. any instructions therein must be followed.
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