Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA)
Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA) is a funding call from European Commission – Horizon Europe that closes 02 February 2027. Funding: Up to EUR 3,000,000 per project. Eligibility: Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B).
- Funder
- European Commission – Horizon Europe
- Deadline
- 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
- Status
- Open
- Amount
- Up to EUR 3,000,000 per project
- Region / eligibility
- EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
- Career stage
- established / PI
- Fields
- materials
- Reference
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-17
- Official call
- EU Funding & Tenders listing
Eligibility in plain language
Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B).
Who should apply
Materials scientists and engineers — best fit for PIs and research groups able to join or build a multi-country consortium.
Summary from source
Expected Outcome: Strengthening the expert capacity in the EU in a wide range of raw materials along the whole value chain; Better informed and more effective decision-making by the EU and National policy makers and the producers and users of raw materials regarding the supply and demand of raw materials and the associated environmental and social aspects; Improved EU official statistics and building the EU knowledge base of primary and secondary raw materials. Scope: Actions should strengthen an EU expert network and community covering all raw materials screened in the critical raw materials assessment of 2027. Flexibility in screening additional raw materials will be an added value. The consortium should build the EU expert community covering each screened raw material with expertise on primary and secondary resources; production, including exploration, mining, processing, recycling an…