Deadline: 09-Oct-2025
The European Clean Energy Transition (CET) Partnership has launched a broad international call for proposals to support technological breakthroughs that accelerate the energy transition. This initiative supports the EU’s ambition to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
The CET Partnership combines national and regional funding for research, development, and technological innovation in various clean energy technologies and system solutions. The goal is to drive significant progress toward a sustainable energy future.
Projects funded under this call should contribute to at least one of two main research areas: multi-vector interactions between integrated energy systems and industrial frameworks, and hydrogen and renewable fuels.
A total of €2 million in funding is available for Dutch applicants. Each project can request a maximum of €400,000, and the project duration may not exceed three years.
Applicants must choose one of the nine defined call modules when submitting their proposals. Only research consortia with teams from at least three participating countries are eligible. At least two of these must be from EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Specific conditions apply to call modules CM2025-01 and CM2025-05 for those seeking NWO funding.
Eligible applicants include full, associate, and assistant professors, as well as lectors and equivalent researchers. Each applicant based in the Netherlands may request NWO funding for only one project in this call. All applicants for NWO funding must meet NWO’s eligibility requirements.
The application process includes two stages: submission of a pre-proposal, followed by a full proposal for those invited to proceed. Proposals will be assessed based on three criteria—excellence, impact, and quality and efficiency of implementation. Each proposal will be evaluated by three independent experts, ranked by module, and funding decisions will be made based on these rankings and available budgets.
For more information, visit Dutch Research Council.
