Upcoming Deadlines

Range 30 days 3 months 6 months 12 months
Source EU Federal (DE) Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony Foundation Private US Foundation UK Nordic UN / Multilateral Corporate Impact Investor Philanthropic Network International
Relevance ≥70% ≥50% ≥30%
Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
Audience For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers For Startups
Funder-type Corporate Family Office Foundation Government Impact Investor Multilateral Philanthropic Network Research Council
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3 fixed deadlines, 3 rolling/open

March 2026

31.03. 11d left
EIT RawMaterials KAVA Call 13 — Upscaling Recycling Technologies · EIT RawMaterials (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) · EUR 500K-2.5M per project; 50% EIT co-funding; 50% co-financing from consortium required
For Startups Research Council Grant Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Research

April 2026

05.04. 16d left
BongoHive EU-Funded Circular Economy Incubator - Zambia · European Union / BongoHive Innovations · €2,500 to €25,000 non-equity grants for top 10 acceleration-phase participants; milestone-driven disbursement
For Startups Government Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
06.04. 17d left
EIT Climate-KIC eCircular - Circular Economy Innovation · EIT Climate-KIC · Up to €50,000 per city for the current ESO call (India/Kenya). Previous Circular Economy Prize offered awards for startups/SMEs (amounts not specified publicly for current rounds).
For NGOs For Startups Multilateral Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance Africa India Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
LIFE Programme Multi-Annual Work Programme 2025-2027 Overview · European Commission – LIFE Programme · 2025–2027 (rolling calls; specific call deadlines published on EU Funding & Tenders Portal)
For NGOs For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
EIT RawMaterials - Circular Economy Investment Calls · EIT RawMaterials (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) · Currently closed. KAVA Call 13 expected to reopen with new dates from February 2026.
For Researchers For Startups Multilateral Grant Investment Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Research
Rolling
EU Innovation Fund - Overview · European Commission – EU Innovation Fund · Rolling calls 2020–2030; no single fixed deadline
For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Blended Finance Grant Circular Economy Climate Research