Calls for proposals

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Open calls

The Commission has launched the 2025 Net-Zero Technologies call with a budget of €2.9 billion, the third auction for hydrogen production under the European Hydrogen Bank with €1.3 billion, and the first-ever auction for decarbonisation of industrial process heat under the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank with a €1 billion budget.

All applications must be sent via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal within the required timeframes.

• Register here for the Info Day on the new Industrial Process Heat Auction (IF25 Heat Auction) under the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank on 10 December.

• Register here for the Info Day on the third Hydrogen Auction under the European Hydrogen Bank (IF25 Hydrogen Auction) on 10 December.

• Register here for the online Info Day for the 2025 Net-Zero Technologies Info Day (IF25 NZT Call) on 16 December.

Questionnaire

We’ve created a questionnaire to help you understand if your project broadly fits the objectives, scope, and key requirements of the Innovation Fund 2025 Call for Net-Zero Technologies (IF25 NZT Call).

Try it out!

Grants and Auctions 'as-a-Service'

For the upcoming 2025 Calls, Member States have the option to allocate additional national budgets to fund extra projects on their territory, thereby benefiting from a simplified State aid assessment procedure. 

For Member State participation in auctions, see the Auctions-as-a-Service concept note

For Member State participation in regular grants see the Grants-as-a-Service concept note