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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12 fixed deadlines, 4 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
16.04. 27d left
Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment · European Commission — Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (via European Research Executive Agency, REA) · EUR 14 billion total for Horizon Europe 2026-27. Circular economy and bioeconomy sub-call (HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO): EUR 101 million indicative budget (single-stage, 11 topics). Two-stage circular call: EUR 28 million (2 topics on Circular Cities and Regions). Individual project grants vary by call topic — typically EUR 3-10 million per project for research consortia.
Government Research Council Grant Global Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
16.04. 27d left
Horizon Europe CL6 CIRCBIO-01 — Circular Systemic Solutions Through Living Labs in Cities (2026) · European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Cluster 6 CIRCBIO · EUR 5-10M per project indicative; total topic budget to be confirmed when call opens April 17 2026; two-stage call
For NGOs Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
23.04. 34d
EU Innovation Fund - INNOVFUND-2025-NZT Net-Zero Technologies Call · European Commission – Innovation Fund (managed by CINEA) · Total call budget EUR 2.9 billion. Grants cover up to 60% of relevant costs. Pilot projects capped at EUR 40 million per project. Minimum capital expenditure: EUR 2.5M (SSP, Clean-Tech Manufacturing, Pilots), EUR 20M–100M (MSP), above EUR 100M (LSP). No explicit per-project maximum for non-pilot topics.
For NGOs For Startups Government Grant Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Recycling & Upcycling Research
23.04. 34d
EU Innovation Fund 2025 — Net-Zero Technologies Pilot Projects (INNOVFUND-2025-NZT-PILOTS) · CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) — EU Innovation Fund · Pilot projects: min capital expenditure EUR 2.5M; max grant EUR 40M; Total pilot budget EUR 300M. Co-funding rate varies (up to 60%)
Grant Nordic / Denmark Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling

August 2026

31.08. 164d
Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 - Circular Ocean-bound Plastic · Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 (EU ERDF) · EUR 2,021,978.40 ERDF co-financing (80% of total project budget EUR 2,527,473)
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management

September 2026

17.09. 181d
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01: Improving Circularity of Multilayer Flexible Plastic Food Contact Packaging · European Commission (Horizon Europe) · EUR 5-6 million per project (total call budget EUR 11 million)
For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
17.09. 181d
Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Plastics Circularity Calls · European Commission – Horizon Europe (Cluster 6) · €5,000,000 to €6,000,000 per grant (lump sum); total topic budget €11,000,000 for 2 grants
For Researchers For Startups Government Multilateral Grant Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Research
17.09. 181d
Horizon Europe CIRCBIO-01 2026 — Improving Circularity of Multilayer Flexible Plastic Food Contact Packaging · European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Cluster 6 · Budget EUR 11 million; single topic budget; Innovation Actions typically 70% co-funding for commercial entities, 100% for non-profits/research
Grant Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Research
25.09. 189d
LIFE Standard Action Projects - Circular Economy & Quality of Life (2026) · CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Average LIFE SAP grant approximately EUR 2.6M; co-funding rate 60%; total LIFE 2026 circular economy envelope not yet published
For NGOs Grant Nordic / Denmark Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
25.09. 189d
CINEA LIFE 2026 — Circular Economy and Quality of Life Sub-Programme · CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Varies by call type: SAP EUR 500K-5M average; SIP EUR 5-20M; Operating Grants EUR 300K-2M; Total LIFE 2026 budget not yet published
For NGOs Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling 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
LIFE Programme 2025-2027 Multi-Annual Work Programme (Official Document) · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Annual calls throughout 2025, 2026, and 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research 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
Denmark EPR for Packaging + EU Single-Use Plastics Directive · Danish EPA + EU PPWR implementation — Dansk Producentansvar · Denmark EPR active October 2025; EU PPWR from August 2026
Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling