M-ERA.NET 2026/27

M-ERA.NET 2026/27 is sponsored by ANR. ERA-NET for materials science and engineering research and innovation.

M-ERA. NET Call 2026/27 - Materials Science and Engineering for innovation in Europe | ANR M-ERA. NET Call 2026/27 - Materials Science and Engineering for innovation in Europe More than 30 funding agencies participate in the M-ERA.

NET Call 2026 (edition 2027 for ANR) to fund ambitious transnational RTD projects addressing materials research and innovation supporting the European Green Deal and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The call is structured in 6 topics, 4 of which are eligible for ANR. ERA-NET for research and innovation on materials and battery technologies, supporting the European Green Deal Established in 2012, the M-ERA.

NET consortium has brought together a vast network in the field of materials, enabling collaboration between the main academic and industrial research partners from European and non-European countries and regions. The supported projects have promoted the production of knowledge ranging from fundamental research to innovative industrial applications.

In recent years, significant efforts have been made to strengthen, in particular, the introduction of new materials and the integration of the necessary products and processes. The M-ERA. NET Call 2026 will specifically aim to respond to societal challenges and technological needs with an interdisciplinary approach.

Indeed, advanced materials have been classified as key enabling technologies (KET) that can contribute to the development of technologies targeted by the SET (Strategic Energy Technology) plan, and to the improvement of energy efficiency and use of resources.

In addition, this call underlines the commitment of the European Union (EU) to the circular economy and sustainable development objectives, in connection with the adoption by the European Commission of a new circular economy action plan, in order to help European businesses and consumers.

A call for projects structured around four themes for ANR The objective of this call for projects is therefore to contribute to the promotion of a research community (academic and industrial) at the European and international level. Research activities may concern a wide range of the value chain in the field of advanced materials, divided in 6 topics, 4 of which are eligible for funding by ANR. 1.

Materials for energy storage and distribution systems 2. Materials for energy conversion 3. Innovative surfaces, coatings and interfaces (not eligible for ANR) 4.

Innovative functional materials with defined architectures 5. Materials addressing environmental challenges (not eligible for ANR) 6. Next generation materials for electronics A detailed description of each topic, as well as the list of countries and regions participating in the call, is available on the M-ERA.

NET Call 2026 website. Partners in the selected projects will be funded directly by their respective national or regional organizations (agencies or ministries). Consequently, national or regional eligibility rules apply in addition to the transnational ones.

In particular, participants requesting funding from ANR must consult the document « Modalités de participation pour les partenaires sollicitant une aide de l’ANR », which is accessible on this page.

Recent developments regarding the themes and procedures of the call All applicants requesting funding from ANR are invited to familiarize themselves with all the call documents, given the significant recent changes, both at the central level (notably the thematic scope of the call and the pre-proposal template) and at the ANR level (in particular its objectives within the context of the call, as well as the limits on the funding requested).

The call text (Guide for Proposers) and the annex containing the national/regional regulations are available at: M-ERA. NET Call 2026 National annex « Modalités de participation pour les partenaires sollicitant une aide de l’ANR » The M-ERA. NET information webinar of March 18th , 12:00-14:00 CET (the presentations and video recording available on the call website) M-ERA.

NET Call 2026 webinar - M-ERA. NET Deadline for full proposals submission : M-ERA. NET provides many resources that may be useful during the preparation of your proposal: Information on funded projects from previous calls (including their abstracts, consortia composition, start and end TRL, duration and funding) is available in the Materipedia database here: Materipedia - M-ERA.

NET Success Stories from M-ERA. NET funded projects are available here: Success Stories - M-ERA. NET Partner search tools to help with the formation of consortia are available here: Partnersearch - M-ERA.

NET Projects submission and evaluation will take place in two steps, centralized at M-ERA. NET level. Project pre- and full-proposals must be written in English and submitted by the Coordinator on the central submission website respecting requested format and terms, available on the M-ERA.

NET Call 2026 website. Only pre-proposals selected after the first evaluation step will be allowed to submit a full proposal. Full-proposals involving partners requesting funding from ANR must also be submitted in the national platform, the specific details of this procedure will be communicated directly to the applicants in due time.

Throughout the process, the call secretariat ( office(at)m-era. net ) is the central point of contact for all candidates. National contact points at ANR: email : Larissa.

CHAPERMAN(at)agencerecherche. fr email : Lea. GARDIE(at)agencerecherche.

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