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PEPR SPLEEN AMI 2025

PEPR SPLEEN - Appel à Manifestation d’Intérêt 2025

Funding Amount

From €800K

Deadline

10/09/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Research Institution, Public Institution

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What is the PEPR SPLEEN AMI 2025 Call?

Grant Description
This expression of interest supports the emergence and construction of collaborative research projects to address scientific challenges in the decarbonization of French industry. It aims to develop and integrate tools for real-time process optimization, low-carbon energy vectors, energy efficiency, advanced industrial processes, and carbon capture, conversion, and sequestration under seven thematic areas.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

- Emergence of high-impact interdisciplinary R&D projects addressing key scientific and technological challenges in industrial decarbonization
• Development of advanced decision-support and optimization tools for process- and site-level GHG reduction
• Innovative low-carbon energy vectors, enhanced energy efficiency solutions and waste heat valorization methods
• Breakthrough process intensification technologies in catalysis, reactors, cement and steel sectors
• Next-generation CO₂ capture, conversion and sequestration solutions with integrated sociotechnical and environmental monitoring
• Novel high-temperature furnace concepts and cost-effective electrification pathways
• Strengthened national research communities and industrial synergies contributing to SNBC targets of –35 % GHG by 2030 and –81 % by 2050
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

- Applicants must submit a letter of intent by 23/04/2025 (11:00 CEST) aligning with one of the seven predefined themes
• Consortia must include at least three research or higher-education institutions
• Beneficiaries: public research and/or higher-education establishments or groupings thereof
• Project duration: 48 months; minimum funding request: €800 000; indicative total budget: €13 million
• Principal Investigator may not already lead another PEPR SPLEEN project
• Use of ANR-provided templates for LOI, scientific description, financial and publication annexes
• Submission via the official ANR online portals within specified deadlines
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

- Two‐phase application process with mandatory LOI stage
• LOI deadline: 23/04/2025 at 11:00 CEST; Full proposal deadline: 10/09/2025 at 11:00 CEST
• Call opening: 05/03/2025 at 09:00 CET; informational webinar on 11/03/2025
• Consortium composition strictly research establishments; no PI may lead multiple PEPR SPLEEN projects simultaneously
• Adherence to PEPR Financial Regulations and use of prescribed submission templates
• All submissions and communications in French via the designated ANR platforms
Important dates

Open from: 05/03/2025

Deadline:10/09/2025

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