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EU Innovation Fund - Net-Zero Technologies Call

Innovation Fund Net-Zero Technologies Call (IF25 NZT)

Status

Usually opens in December and April

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

IF25 NZT call budget EUR 2.9 billion. Grants cover up to 60% of relevant costs. Project sizes range from small-scale/pilot to large-scale; no single fixed per-project cap published for all categories.

You must co-fund 40%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (DG CLIMA) / CINEA

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — IF25 NZT call opened 4 December 2025 and closed 23 April 2026. The IF26 NZT Call opens December 2026.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 40% yourself.

Who can apply

Open to legal entities established in EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein; the project must be deployed in an eligible country. Single applicants allowed.

How to apply

  1. Register in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and obtain a PIC
  2. Prepare Part A (administrative) and Part B (technical) of the application, including the GHG avoidance calculation
  3. Submit before the call cut-off; evaluation runs roughly two quarters after closure
  4. If selected, enter grant agreement preparation with CINEA

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund/calls-proposals_en

"There are currently no open Innovation Fund calls. Calls typically open at the end of the year."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: climate.ec.europa.eu

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