RFCS-2026

Home Funding Calls for proposals RFCS-2026-02-PDP Steel Pilot and demonstration projects RFCS-2026-02-PDP Steel Pilot and demonstration projects RFCS-2026-02-PDP Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Research Fund for Coal %26 Steel (RFCS) Call RFCS-2026 (RFCS-2026) Type of action RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants Type of MGA RFCS Action Grant Budget-Based [RFCS-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 17 June 2026 Deadline date 16 September 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Impact: Each proposal must include an assessment of the expected industrial, economic, social and environmental benefits (Article 26 of Council Decision 2008/376/EC). Objective: Proposals submitted under this topic should relate to one or more of the RFCS objectives for steel as set out in Council Decision 2008/376/EC. Scope: Pilot projects target the construction, operation and development of installations on an appropriate scale. Demonstration projects cover the construction and/or operation of industrial-scale installations. Both pilot and demonstration projects aim to bridge the gap between research and innovation and commercialisation. Pilot and demonstration activities are expected to start at TRL 4-5 and achieve TRL 7-8 by the end of the project. Show more Topic updates 17 June 2026 The submission session is now available for: RFCS-2026-01-RPJ, RFCS-2026-01-AM, RFCS-2026-02-AM, RFCS-2026-02-RPJ, RFCS-2026-02-PDP, RFCS-2026-01-PDP Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (RFCS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table (RFCS) Model Grant Agreements (MGA) RFCS MGA Additional documents: RFCS Decision 2008/376 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants RFCS-2026-01-AM - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 1 000 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 RFCS-2026-01-PDP - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 2 880 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 RFCS-2026-01-RPJ - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 7 000 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 RFCS-2026-02-AM - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 1 000 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 RFCS-2026-02-PDP - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 7 620 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 RFCS-2026-02-RPJ - RFCS-PJG RFCS Project Grants 20 500 000,00 € Single-stage 17 June 2026 16 September 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–6 of 6 Partner search announcements 16 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: RFCS Project Grants [RFCS-PJG], RFCS Action Grant Budget-Based [RFCS-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As0 item(s) found General FAQ Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. For help related to this call, please contact REA-RFCS@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.