M-ERA.NET has launched the Call 2026 on 4 March 2026.
The Call 2026 aims to fund ambitious transnational research and innovation on advanced materials and adresses the following thematic areas:
Materials for energy storage and distribution systems
Materials for energy conversion
Innovative surfaces, coatings and interfaces
Innovative functional materials with defined architectures
Materials addressing environmental challenges
Next generation materials for electronics
Transnational projects funded by M-ERA.NET are expected to contribute to the European Green Deal and to support the Sustainable Development Goals. They combine materials research with industrial needs by stimulating new products and production processes and will develop synergies that can be very effective in strengthening the European advanced materials ecosystem.
For the call, which will be carried out in two stages, first-stage applications will remain open until 12 May 2026 (12:00 noon Brussels time). Details regarding the national application procedures for the call will also be shared in the coming days.
You can access the M-ERA.NET 2026 call page and the related documents here.
The Call 2026 webinar will be held on 18 March 2026 from 12:00-14:00 CET. Participants will be provided with information about the M-ERA.NET network and details information on Call 2026 topics and procedures.
Agenda
- Introduction – F. Quist
- General presentation of the Network – R. Brandenburg
- M-ERA.NET in a nutshell, history of collaboration, few statistics on previous calls, etc.
- Presentation of the Work Programme – R. Fernández Reyes / J. Anta
- Call topics for 2026
- Presentation of the RRI guidelines – C. A. Mathiesen
- Presentation of the guide for proposers & general procedures
- Participating countries & general eligibility – R. Brandenburg
- List of participating countries + general eligibility criteria
- Schedule and workflow – L. Chaperman
- Timeline of the call + basic steps for evaluation of proposals
- Call documents – S.-L. Lee Müller
- Using Guide for Proposers + FAQs + PP template in proposalwriting
- Questions and answers
Registration for the webinar is available via this link.