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M-ERA.NET Call 2025/26 - Materials Science and Engineering for innovation in Europe

M-ERA.NET Call 2025/26 - Materials Science and Engineering for innovation in Europe

Funding Amount

Amount not specified

Deadline

19/11/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution

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What is the M-ERA.NET Call 2025/26 - Materials Science and Engineering for innovation in Europe Call?

Grant Description
The call funds ambitious transnational research and development projects in materials science and engineering to support the European Green Deal and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It addresses the need for advanced, sustainable and circular materials technologies across the value chain, from fundamental research to innovative industrial applications, with expected outputs including novel materials, processes and prototypes in targeted sectors.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

Funded projects are expected to:
• Advance materials research and innovation in line with the European Green Deal and UN SDGs
• Contribute to the EU circular economy and sustainable development objectives (new circular economy action plan)
• Deliver new or improved materials, coatings, composites and interfaces that enhance energy efficiency, resource use and environmental performance
• Foster key enabling technologies (KET) for the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan
• Promote knowledge transfer between academia and industry and strengthen the transnational research community
• Generate demonstrators or pilot applications at TRL levels specified per topic
• Support European competitiveness in materials and battery technologies through collaborative open innovation projects
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

- Consortia must include eligible partners from at least three different countries/regions participating in M-ERA.NET (see Guide for Proposers for full list)
• Projects must address one of the three ANR-eligible topics:

• Sustainable materials for energy applications

• Functional materials

• Next generation materials for electronics
• Projects must target Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) as specified per topic in the Call Text (“Guide for Proposers”)
• Proposals (both pre- and full) must be written in English and follow the format and templates provided on the M-ERA.NET submission platform
• Only pre-proposals positively evaluated in step 1 may be invited to submit a full proposal in step 2
• Full proposals with ANR-participating partners must also be submitted via the ANR national platform, in accordance with the “Appendix for Partners requesting funding from ANR”
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

- National and regional eligibility rules of each funding agency apply in addition to the transnational call rules
• ANR applicants must consult and comply with the ANR Appendix document; full-proposal submission details will be communicated individually
• Submission deadlines: pre-proposal by 13 May 2025, 12:00 CEST; full proposal by 19 November 2025, 12:00 CET
• Contact points:

• Call secretariat: office@m-era.net

• ANR national contacts: Larissa.CHAPERMAN@agencerecherche.fr and Aymen.BENAMOR@agencerecherche.fr
• Proposals must respect all formatting, budget and consortium rules detailed in the Guide for Proposers
Important dates

Open from: 10/03/2025

Deadline:19/11/2025

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