General Information

The Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP) aims to contribute to the sustainable supply and efficient use of raw materials to support Europe's green and digital transformation. It was awarded funding under Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space. The RAMP Partnership aims to achieve significant outcomes in strengthening domestic production and increasing the resilience of global supply chains, improving resource efficiency and sustainability, and advancing circular economy practices. Throughout the partnership, it is envisioned that international joint calls will be launched to develop projects that go beyond covering all dimensions of the raw materials value chain and also address socio-economic, policy-oriented, and environmental issues.

The RAMP Partnership is built upon the success and knowledge gained from the ERA-MIN projects (2011-2015), ERA-MIN2 (2016-2022), and ERA-MIN3 (2020-2026) in the field of raw materials.

The partnership, coordinated by the Swedish Innovation Agency, involves participation from 56 different organizations from 34 countries. In this context, TÜBİTAK will contribute to increasing international cooperation by acting as a funding organization in international joint calls.

Budget

Total budget for the 2026-2032 period: approximately €385 million, including €90 million in EU contribution

Call Information

A preliminary announcement has been published for the first international R&D and innovation call to be launched under the RAMP Partnership. The 2026 call, planned to open at the end of June 2026, will support international research and innovation projects addressing key challenges encountered along the raw material value chain. This scope includes all stages from mineral exploration and primary supply to design and production, use, reuse, and recycling.

Projects submitted under this call will be evaluated by an international peer-review board, and those deemed eligible for support will be financed by national or regional funding organizations of the participating countries. Project proposals from Turkey will be supported under the TÜBİTAK 1071 – International Cooperation Projects Support Program.

Thematic scope and topics of the RAMP Call 2026

The call is structured around six topics across the raw materials value chain. Applicants may only submit proposals under one topic only. Select the topic that best reflects your project’s main objective and expected impact. Inter- and transdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged across all topics.

Topic 1 — Ensuring a resilient supply of raw materials from primary sources

Projects under this topic should tackle challenges in the primary supply chain, including the sustainable exploration, extraction, refining and processing of raw materials. Relevant areas include innovative exploration techniques, sustainable mining and extraction practices, advanced metallurgical processing, and environmental- and social-impact assessment.

Topic 2 — Targeting secondary sources to enhance access to raw materials

Projects under this topic should focus on recovering raw materials from secondary sources such as end-of-life products, industrial and urban waste, and landfills, and reintegrating them into supply chains. Relevant areas include recovery and recycling technologies, urban mining, integration of secondary feedstocks into production, and material flow analysis.

Topic 3 — Efficient and effective use of raw materials in design and production

Projects under this topic should focus on design and production approaches that make more efficient use of raw materials, minimise social and environmental impacts, enable reuse and recycling, and support the substitution of critical raw materials. Relevant areas include resource-efficient production processes, innovative product design, and digital tools for monitoring and traceability.

Topic 4 — Overcoming technological barriers to circularity

Projects under this topic should provide technological advances to increase the service life of products or components through reuse, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing and repurposing. Relevant areas include decision-support tools for circular use, technologies for extending product service life, and reverse logistics and disassembly.

Topic 5 — Putting circular economy ambitions into action

Projects under this topic should provide knowledge and practical solutions for overcoming non-technological barrierssuch as regulatory, social, behavioural and economic obstacles — to the adoption of circular economy practices. Relevant areas include innovative business models, policy and regulatory frameworks, consumer engagement, and circular economy standardisation.

Topic 6 — Innovative approaches for analysing raw materials value chains

Projects under this topic should develop new ways of understanding and characterising raw materials value chains through enhanced data management and standardisation, dynamic modelling, life cycle analysis, and financial modelling. Relevant areas include supply chain stress testing, end-of-life analysis, mass flow analysis, and tools for supply chain transparency and traceability.

 

Other Informations

RAMP will launch seven transnational calls and implement a range of additional (partnership-level) activities during the next decade. Seventy percent of the RAMP budget comes from the partnering national or regional funding agencies. The remaining thirty percent comes from the European Union. These funds support research and innovation projects as well as the partnership implementation and additional joint activities.

Raw material supply chains extend across the continents, as do sustainability challenges and the need for innovation. Although RAMP is rooted in European cooperation, its membership is truly global. From exploration and processing to design, use, and recycling, we provide continuity, structure, and shared direction across borders.

 

What RAMP offers to participants

For researchers, RAMP provides coordinated transnational funding and long-term collaboration frameworks that allow knowledge to move across borders and disciplines.

For companies, RAMP reduces risk through public co-funding and enable early engagement with emerging technologies and international partners.

For funders and policymakers, RAMP strengthens cross-border alignment, harness complementarity and reduce duplication.

RAMP’s impact goes beyond individual projects to strengthening the long-term research and innovation capacity of the entire raw materials ecosystem.

Related Cluster

Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space