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National Information Day on the EU Innovation Fund & EU Funding Programme for Innovative Demonstration Projects on 20 January 2026


On 4 December 2025, the European Commission opened three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion:

  • A call for Net-Zero Technologies 2025 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 auction for the decarbonisation of industrial process heat under the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank with a budget of €1 billion.

20 January 2026, from 11:00 to 16:30 (dialogue sessions from 10:00 to 20:00)

Haus der Europäischen Union, Wipplingerstraße 35, A-1010 Vienna

Click here for detailed info and registration

See: https://www.umweltfoerderung.at/betriebe/eu-innovationsfonds/eu-innovationsfonds

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© Kevin Schneider