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Sustainable aircraft circular design and additive manufacturing, towards a climate neutral aviation

Sustainable aircraft circular design and additive manufacturing, towards a climate neutral aviation is a funding call from European Commission – Horizon Europe that closes 14 April 2027 (forthcoming — not yet open). Funding: Up to EUR 2,500,000 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). Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.

Funder
European Commission – Horizon Europe
Deadline
14 Apr 2027 (181 days)
Status
Forthcoming
Amount
Up to EUR 2,500,000 per project
Region / eligibility
EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Career stage
established / PI
Fields
materials
Reference
HORIZON-CL5-2027-03-D5-08
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). Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.

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: Project results are expected to contribute to both of the following expected outcomes: Additive manufacturing including high performance polymers, composites and metals, offering significantly improved performance compared to state-of-the-art. Entire process including design / manufacturing / characterization and testing / certification. Sustainable aircraft circular design and manufacturing processes of individual high-value components towards further developing the innovation pipeline from system demonstration to deployment stage in the EU and Associated Countries. Scope: This topic focuses on: Additive design and manufacturing of aircraft and engine structural components have already transformed the industry and are expected to be the key to the EU competitiveness. Geopolitical aspects for raw materials reinforce the importance of additive manufacturing, while the Eu…

Raw eligibility text

General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout  described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide . 3. Other Eligible Conditions If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial s