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Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-62 — the expected outcomes as checkable statements, what evaluators look for in this topic, and the conditions that shape the proposal.

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TopicHORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-62
StatusOpen
CallHORIZON-CL4-2027-06 — INDUSTRY-FTRI
DestinationAchieving technological leadership for Europe’s open strategic autonomy in raw materials, chemicals and innovative materials (2026-27)
Type of actionResearch and Innovation Actions
Opening13 October 2026
Deadline2 February 2027
Budgetaround EUR 2.5 million per project · 6 projects expected · EUR 13.6 million in total
Part B page limit40 pages (standard application form; check your call)
TemplateWork Programme 2026–2027 application form

Expected outcomes

The topic does not say whether all outcomes must be addressed; treat them all as relevant.

  1. EO1 Proposals should describe a credible pathway from their project results and outcomes towards the expected impact of this Destination.
  2. EO2 Enable the acceleration of the market uptake of groundbreaking innovations in the decarbonisation of the chemical industries as well as alternatives to substances of concern.

Expected impacts named in the destination

The wider, long-term effects the destination seeks. Your outcomes feed them; they are not project deliverables.

  1. EI1 INnovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions (INCITE) (https://innovation-centre-for-industrial-transformation.ec.europa.eu/).
  2. EI2 The Energy and Industry Geography Lab: EIGL (https://energy-industry-geolab.jrc.ec.europa.eu/).

What evaluators will look for in this topic

Expected outcomes

  • The topic does not say whether all outcomes must be addressed; treat them all as relevant.
  • For each outcome (EO1 to EO2), name who will use or adopt your results (a specific group, not “industry” or “society”), how they get them, and the indicator that shows the change, with baseline, target and date.
  • Use the topic's own words for each outcome, so the evaluator can tick it off.

What the scope asks for

Evaluators check the proposal against these sentences of the scope. Answer each one visibly, in the call's own words.

  • “Application of the SSbD Framework should be considered as appropriate.”

Conditions that shape the proposal

  • Part B, sections 1–3: 40 pages (standard application form). Text beyond the limit is not read; tables and figures count.
  • Other Eligible Conditions: “The following additional eligibility criteria apply: consortia may include a maximum of 6 independent eligible entities as participants.”
  • Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: “Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement signature will be: Information on the outcome of the evaluation: Maximum 4 months from the final date for submission; and”
  • Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: “Indicative date for the signing of grant agreements: Maximum 6 months from the final date for submission.”
  • Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: “To allow a faster access to funds for small collaborative consortia, grants under this topic will be funded under a Fast Track to Research and Innovation Procedure (FTRI).”

Impact pathway and traps

  • Life-cycle or safe-and-sustainable-by-design assessment is expected. Name the method and where in the work plan it runs.
  • Market uptake is part of the scope. Evaluators look for a credible route to market with named first adopters.
  • Keep outputs, outcomes and impacts apart: what you deliver, what changes when others use it, and the long-term effect.
  • For each destination impact you claim, show which of your outcomes feeds it. Destination impacts are long-term effects, not project deliverables.
  • Name the barriers outside the project (regulation, markets, user behaviour) that could block uptake, and what you will do if they do.
  • Section 2.3 (the summary canvas) is optional on this call; the old split into scientific, economic and societal impact is no longer required.
The scope, as published

This open topic aims to speed up the adoption of new, groundbreaking innovations (starting TRL 4) as part of the Chemical Industry Action Plan, in the areas of decarbonisation of energy intensive industries, circular economy or breakthrough production technologies; as well as development of alternatives (new chemical substances, advanced materials or technologies) to substances of concern. Application of the SSbD Framework should be considered as appropriate.

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Source and attribution

Topic text from the official topic page on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, retrieved 19 October 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU (CC BY 4.0). Changes: the expected outcomes and impacts are split into numbered statements, long passages are shortened, and the evaluator checklist is GrantWise's own commentary. Your call and the Work Programme always win; check them before you submit. GrantWise is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the European Commission.