We'd like to draw your attention to the launch of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership call for proposals on 11 June 2025. It supports international cooperative R&D projects with the aim of accelerating the shift to clean energy and achieving climate neutrality. The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund are participating in the EU's Clean Energy Transition initiative in 2025 with a total funding volume of €13 million.
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Funding is available for cooperative R&D projects in the area of industrial research or experimental development. On the Austrian side, eligible applicants include companies, research and knowledge-dissemination organisations, municipalities, and other non-commercial entities. At least one funded company must be represented in the transnational consortium. Submissions are possible until 9 October 2025 at 14:00.
Submission takes place in two stages (pre-proposal and full proposal). The first stage is mandatory. The application must be submitted at both national and transnational level. Full details on the call and submission process can be found at: www.ffg.at/CETPartnership_JointCall2025
Info Events
A first information event on the call took place on 12 June 2025. The slides from this event are available at: www.ffg.at/sites/default/files/2025-06/CETP_2025_WebinarJuni.pdf
Around one month before the submission deadline, the FFG will be hosting an online Q&A session on 4 September 2025, giving Austrian applicants the opportunity to discuss questions and issues together with the national programme management. The modules and funding instruments of the call will be briefly introduced – but the focus will be on applicants' questions.
