Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (Horizon Europe Cluster 4)
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Horizon Europe Cluster 4 call for circular advanced materials under Innovative Advanced Materials and Made in Europe partnerships. Supports market transition for recycled materials into products and sustainable value chains. Funding: 37 million EUR, individual projects 5-6.5 million EUR. Open 06.01.2026, deadline 21.04.2026. Directly relevant for plastic waste transformation into new products across Europe.
Funding Details
- Funder
- European Commission (Horizon Europe, Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry and Space)
- Funding Goal
- Fund research and innovation on circular innovative advanced materials, covering the full innovation cycle from design for circularity and functional integration, through development and scale-up (including scalable recovery, recycling and valorisation at end of life), to demonstration of industrial uptake and integration into products.
- Funding Amount
- Total call budget EUR 37,000,000. Estimated EU contribution per project not specified.
- Deadline
- 2026-04-21 (Fixed)
- How to Apply
- Apply via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Call number: HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-05. Opening date: January 6, 2026.
- Target Region
- European Union and Horizon Europe associated countries
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-15 11:14
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Summary
This Horizon Europe call under Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) targets circular innovative advanced materials with a focus on the full innovation cycle from design through industrial demonstration. The programme is part of the Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships. The thematic scope encompasses design for circularity and functional integration of new materials, development and scale-up of advanced materials including scalable recovery, recycling and valorisation at end of life, and demonstration of industrial uptake and integration of circular materials into products. Projects must showcase the transformative potential through demonstrators and industrial use cases, and explore transfer of developed solutions to other applications or sectors. The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework must guide the innovation process towards safer and more sustainable chemicals and advanced materials. Data generated within proposals may be shared with the Common Data Platform for Chemicals. The geographic scope covers the European Union and Horizon Europe associated countries. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, SMEs, large companies, NGOs, international organisations, and public bodies. The call budget is EUR 37,000,000 and the deadline for submission is April 21, 2026. The call number is HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-05, opened January 6, 2026.