The CBE JU programme office has received 248 project proposals by the 18 September deadline for the 2025 call. Applicants have requested over €1.42 billion in CBE JU funding, against the indicative call budget of €172 million. Evaluation of the project proposals will take place in October-November 2025, and applicants will receive the call results in the second half of January 2026.
The 2025 CBE JU call invited applicants to submit project proposals across 13 different topics to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. Number of proposals submitted by type of action are listed below:
18 innovation actions-flagship
99 innovation actions
113 research and innovation actions
18 coordination and support actions
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