Co-funding Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan renewable fuel value chains at EU, national, regional, and local level
European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Posted 3 Dec 2026 · About 6 months left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds collaborative research and innovation projects that develop renewable fuel value chains across Europe, with grants between 4.5 and 43 million euros per consortium. Applicants must form consortia including entities from different EU or associated countries and submit in English by 31 March 2027.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
Advance in the realisation of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan Action of Renewable fuels and Bioenergy (for the fuels part) is supported, overcoming fragmentation by mobilizing resources and establishing across EU interregional value chains of renewable fuel technologies and by better alignment of public and private R&I priorities and of funding mechanisms.
All sector stakeholders benefit from establishment of renewable fuels value chains at EU, national, regional, and local level overcoming fragmentation across Europe.
Different stakeholders (e.g., EU, SET Plan countries, regions, communities, etc) benefit from their engagement in the co-creation of a very flexible R&I Programme in renewable fuels.
Researchers, industry, and public authorities have access to increased knowledge and challenges of the different renewable fuel technologies along their lifecycle and value chains and benefit from synergies to overcome fragmentation of the value chains and from increased critical mass in implementing R&I activities in the area.
Technology providers profit from technology…
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- academia_research
- private_company
- government
- consortium_required
Eligibility and conditions
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">General conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Due to the complexity of the topic, the page limit for proposals is increased to 60 pages.
NOTE: The conditions are described in General Annex A under which the limit for a full application for ‘Programme co-fund’ actions is 65 pages.
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
The funding rate is 70% of the eligible costs.
Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties (FSTP) in the form of grants.
The maximum amount of FSTP to be granted to each third party is EUR 500 000. This is justified because cascading grants linked to FSTP will support concrete R&I interregional projects to be undertaken by research and innovation entities and stakeholders around the technologies value chain of renewable fuels. Such R&I collaborative projects require high costs for labour, equipment and materials to successfully carry out their activities in order to achieve the objectives of this action, otherwise this would be impossible.
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE COFUND)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations
Standard evaluation form (HE COFUND)
Guidance
HE Programme Guide
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
HE MGA
Call-specific instructions
Information on financial support to third parties (HE)
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement