EIT Culture & Creativity – Education Call: Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Courses 2025

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Code: 35880 | Identifier Code: EIT CC - BP2024-2025 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) | Start submission calls: 11/02/2025 | End submission calls: 11/04/2025

The EIT Culture & Creativity Call for continuous professional development (CPD) courses 2025 emphasises the development of courses designed to equip students and professionals within the Cultural and Creative Sector Industries with vital skills in creativity, sustainability, digital technologies, entrepreneurship, and sectorspecific innovation.

PartArt4OW First Call

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Code: 35878 | Identifier Code: PartArt4OW | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 03/02/2025 | End submission calls: 03/04/2025

The PartArt4OW Open Call is intended to support the implementation of participatory art initiatives (PAIs) addressing the following challenge: “Engage local communities for protecting and restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity”.

The overall goal of the supported PAI will be to:

• increase citizens’ ocean literacy;
• increase awareness on the challenges and pressures faced by the ocean and inland waters;
• mobilise citizens and stakeholders for the protection and restoration of oceans and inland waters.

NGI Zero Commons Fund (2025-04Z)

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Code: 35875 | Identifier Code: NGI0 Commons Fund | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 01/02/2025 | End submission calls: 01/04/2025

The goal of this new fund is to help deliver, mature and scale new internet commons across the whole technology spectrum, from libre silicon to middleware, from P2P infrastructure to convenient end user applications.

PoliRuralPlus Mobilise Call

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Code: 35862 | Identifier Code: PoliRuralPlus | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2025

The PoliRuralPlus project, under the Horizon Europe framework, extends an invitation to submit proposals that advance rural-urban interactions across the European Union. Within the PoliRuralPlus project, a series of four open calls are anticipated. The primary objective of these calls is to extend the impact of the PoliRuralPlus initiative in enhancing rural attractiveness, fostering rural-urban integration and leveraging technological innovations for sustainable rural development. The main objective of the Mobilise call is to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for community-driven innovation focused on enhancing rural-urban interactions.

Full Scale Exercises

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Code: 35859 | Identifier Code: UCPM-2025-KAPP-EX | Programme name: 2921 | Start submission calls: 04/02/2025 | End submission calls: 15/05/2025

The overall objective of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) is to strengthen the cooperation among Member States in the field of civil protection to facilitate coordination to improve the effectiveness of system for preventing, preparing for, and responding to disasters. Any country in the world overwhelmed by a disaster can call on the UCPM for support. By pooling the civil protection capabilities of the Member States, the UCPM can ensure better protection primarily of people, but also of the natural and cultural environment and of property, thereby contributing to more resilient societies.

The overall objective is to improve civil protection preparedness and response to all kinds of disasters inside the Member States/Participating States of the Mechanism by providing a testing environment and a learning opportunity for all actors involved in civil protection assistance interventions: a full-scale exercise.

Prevention and Preparedness Projects

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Code: 35849 | Identifier Code: UCPM-2025-KAPP-PVPP | Programme name: 2921 | Start submission calls: 04/02/2025 | End submission calls: 29/04/2025

The overall objective of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) is to strengthen the cooperation among Member States in the field of civil protection to facilitate coordination to improve the effectiveness of system for preventing, preparing for, and responding to disasters. Any country in the world overwhelmed by a disaster can call on the UCPM for support. By pooling the civil protection capabilities of the Member States, the UCPM can ensure better protection primarily of people, but also of the natural and cultural environment and of property, thereby contributing to more resilient societies.

The general objective of the projects within the topic ”Prevention and Preparedness Projects” is to enhance collaboration and cooperation on these phases of the DRM cycle among Member States and between the UCPM and third countries. These projects should seek to strengthen efforts in preventing disasters while improving the overall preparedness of the UCPM, its stakeholders, and the wider population. Through initiatives that address both ongoing challenges and emerging systemic issues, these projects should aim to build resilience and foster a more coordinated response framework.

Small-scale Hydrogen Valley

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Code: 35847 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-06-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

The scope of this flagship topic is to develop and demonstrate a small-scale Hydrogen Valley. It could demonstrate a combination of technologies either in existing and/or new markets for clean hydrogen, especially when applications are used in symbiose with each other. Proposals should demonstrate innovative approaches at system level: systemic and synergetic integration of hydrogen production (not restricted to electrolysis), distribution and end-use technologies. Proposals may also investigate interoperability, cause-effect stability of the overall system. Technologies demonstrated should be state-of the-art following technological developments previously funded by (but not limited to) the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.

Large-scale Hydrogen Valley

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Code: 35844 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-06-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

The scope of this flagship topic is to develop and demonstrate a large-scale Hydrogen Valley. It could demonstrate a combination of technologies either in existing and/or new markets for clean hydrogen (including hard-to-abate sectors), especially when applications are used in symbiose with each other. Proposals should demonstrate innovative approaches at system level: systemic and synergetic integration of hydrogen production (not restricted to electrolysis), distribution and end-use technologies. Proposals may also investigate interoperability, cause-effect stability of the overall system. Technologies demonstrated should be state-of the-art following technological developments previously funded by (but not limited to) the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.

Knowledge transfer and training of civil servants, safety officials, and permitting staff to improve safety assessment and licensing procedures across Europe

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Code: 35842 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This topic is focused on transfering knowledge and training of civil servants, safety officials, and permitting staff in order to improve safety assessment and licensing procedures across Europe. Specifically, the project will compile the existing evaluation, permitting, and licensing procedures for hydrogen projects across Europe in order to establish the training material. From this base, the project will compile present best practices for permitting Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) technologies across the EU into a handbook. The project will provide training to public officials and all other types of staff engaged in permit applications, project assessment and certification, and permit granting. This will allow streamlining project implementation and ensure effective permitting and licensing procedures. Projects should further address the knowledge transfer between Hydrogen Valleys and between Member States on permitting and certification of hydrogen projects, for example, based on the best practice handbook.

Understanding emissions of PFAS from electrolysers and/or fuel cells under product use

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Code: 35840 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This proposal is expected to focus on the fundamental understanding of the potential PFAS emissions in water electrolysers and fuel cells under product use. It aims to identify the root cause of PFAS compounds in water electrolysers and fuel cells, and to quantify the potential release of these substances into the environment during operation. Additionally, this project should propose solutions to manage and minimise emissions from current products corresponding to their amount and relevance of emission. It should include recommendations on a reduced release into the environment and propose possible mitigation options for avoidance of emissions.

Enterprises Capacity Building in New Product Development

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Code: 35835 | Identifier Code: NPD-CAPBLD/0225 | Programme name: 13602 | Start submission calls: 07/02/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2025

«Enterprises Capacity Building in New Product Development» Programme aims to support companies with 15 or more employees, to employ specialised staff in New Product Development and to engage in research and development activities aiming at the development of new products and services.

Simultaneous ionomer and iridium recycling

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Code: 35831 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This topic aims at simultaneously recycling Ir and ionomers after catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) separation from the PEMWE stack at the EoL and/or from scraps and waste. The novelty and contribution of this topic is to understand the impact of the separation process of the waste stream on the ionomer and PGMs (possible impurities, degradation of the polymer’s molecular structure, change in physical/chemical properties, performance, etc.). This fundamental understanding of material degradation is crucial for optimising their quality before their re-use in PEMWE cells to ensure sustainable circularity.

Demonstration of stationary fuel cells in renewable energy communities

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Code: 35828 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-04-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

Energy communities can be an effective means of re-structuring our energy systems, by empowering citizens to drive the energy transition locally and directly benefit from better energy efficiency, lower bills, reduced energy poverty and more local green job opportunities. Renewable energy communities, as defined in Article 2(16) of Recast Renewable Energy Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/2001) can introduce positive environmental impacts by increasing the use of renewable energy, thereby enhancing local energy security and reducing energy import from the main power grid, lowering energy bills. This aggregation therefore increases collective advantages and furthermore benefits the local distribution grid thanks to sharing resources and to a more efficient energy distribution, respectively. Energy communities are also key in bearing the adoption of new energy technologies and practices, thus paving the way toward innovation in the energy landscape.
In the context of the scope of renewable energy communities, proposals are expected to demonstrate an integrated renewable energy system applying stationary fuel cells, possibly in combination with other hydrogen technologies, to supply reliable and efficient energy in at least one renewable energy community.

Reliable, efficient, scalable and lower cost 1 MW-scale PEMFC system for maritime applications

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Code: 35826 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

The scope of this topic is to develop, validate and demonstrate a reliable, efficient, and low-cost PEM based fuel cell system (FCS) with a minimum power output of 1 MW, suitable for further scaling to at least 10 MW for use in maritime applications.

Fuel cell stack development and integration of the FCS in a vessel are outside the scope of the project.

Scalable innovative processes for the production of PEMFC MEAs

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Code: 35824 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This project aims at developing and scaling-up innovative manufacturing processes for MEAs of PEMFCs. Each step of the MEA manufacturing process should be addressed and achieve TRL 6 and MRL 4-5 by the end of the project, therefore demonstrating process technology in a relevant environment with capability to produce MEAs at a rate and characteristics mentioned. In this context, to meet the expected outcomes, the following Research and Development (R&D) activities should be addressed: the design, development, and construction of a prototype production line for MEAs, which will be tested in a relevant industrial environment to validate its performance, scalability, and ability to meet the required manufacturing specifications.

Configurable Fuel Cell Powertrain for Non-Road Mobile Machinery

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Code: 35821 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

The topic aims to demonstrate a configurable fuel cell powertrain capable of being integrated in at least two NRMM applications preferably related to ports or agriculture where one application has a minimum fuel cell power of 200 kW and the other a minimum fuel cell power of 100 kW.

Demonstration of scalable ammonia cracking technology

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Code: 35818 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

The topic focuses on developing a highly efficient, modular and scalable cracking technology to convert ammonia into high-purity hydrogen to the specifications needed for specific applications and scales. The modular and scalable technology will enable cost-competitive and safe use of hydrogen in industrial and market sectors such as hard-to-decarbonise and off-grid power generation applications. The primary outcomes should be an innovative, low-cost, and compact technology enabling dynamic operations for energy-efficient hydrogen production, contributing to the overall objectives of the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA to reduce hydrogen production and transport costs. The scope of this topic is to design, manufacture and demonstrate in an operational environment a system prototype for efficient ammonia cracking for at least 100 kg/day production.

Development of cost effective and high-capacity compression solutions for hydrogen

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Code: 35816 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This topic aims at addressing the two-folded challenge of reducing hydrogen compression costs whilst at the same time leaping a substantial capacity increase and in a wide pressure range.

Development of mined, lined rock cavern for gaseous hydrogen storage

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Code: 35813 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

Proposals under this topic should address the technical challenges stemming from combining large strains, fatigue conditions, and hydrogen service on the liner, the surrounding concrete, and the encompassing rock masses. Therefore, industrial development of this concept for hydrogen storage requires studies, tests and a combination of laboratory and field demonstrations.

Additionally, this topic focuses exclusively on gaseous hydrogen – liquid hydrogen is not considered because of its extremely low temperature requirements.

Towards exploration and evaluation of European natural hydrogen potential

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Code: 35811 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-07 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2025 | End submission calls: 23/04/2025

This topic aims to support both the development of new methods, technologies, and workflows that will enable the development of E&P of natural hydrogen in Europe. It will bridge the gap between Research and Innovation (R&I), regulatory framework, and economic investments to boost the energy transition.
Proposals in this call should aim at better understanding the mechanisms related to natural hydrogen generation and accumulation in the subsurface, developing specific tools and methods to assess the resource potential, demonstrating its environmentally and economically viable exploitation, and informing adequate regulation and policies in Europe for large-scale deployment.