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All 2026 calls closed; next calls not yet announcedThe EIT's raw-materials community: calls and investment for mining, materials and recycling innovation
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Recorded editorial check · yesterday (9 Nov 2026)
EIT RawMaterials is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's community for raw materials: mining, processing, advanced materials, recycling and substitution of critical materials. It funds innovation projects through calls, invests in startups and runs pre-acceleration and education programmes. Its EIT allocation for 2026-2028 is €74.8 million, and it reports more than €200 million in start-up investment across its portfolio.
Its 2026 calls have closed. The KAVA 14 Upscaling call funded €500,000 to €2.5 million per project to take technology from TRL 5 or above to at least TRL 8, with the consortium providing at least 50% of the budget; it closed on 16 October 2026. The RIS innovation projects call offered €800,000 to €1 million per project and up to 70% funding for regions with lower innovation performance (closed 16 October 2026). The ERMA Booster Call offered up to €0.5 million for startups, €1.5 million for scale-ups and SMEs and €2.5 million for mining and recycling projects, and is closed. EIT Jumpstarter 2026, a seven-month pre-accelerator with up to €10,000 in prizes, closed on 17 May 2026.
Everything is closed right now, so this is a page to watch, not to act on today.
Watch the EIT RawMaterials funding pages for the next call text and manual.
Check whether you or a partner must join the community as a partner before project start.
Prepare the co-funding and the return model (royalty or equity-related) required by upscaling calls.
Submit through the call's own application system before the stated deadline.
No. The KAVA 14 Upscaling and RIS innovation calls closed on 16 October 2026, the ERMA Booster Call is closed and Jumpstarter 2026 closed on 17 May 2026.
Recent calls offered €500,000 to €2.5 million per upscaling project, €800,000 to €1 million per RIS innovation project and up to €2.5 million through the ERMA Booster Call.
Yes. In upscaling calls the consortium provides at least 50% of the project funding, and a royalty or equity-related return is negotiated.
Students and researchers with an early-stage raw-materials idea in 22+ countries; the 2026 edition offered up to €10,000 in prizes.
Programme facts, dates and figures checked against the official sources on 2026-11-09.
Research updated: 2026-11-09
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