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Materials science funding calls

Open calls tagged materials science: advanced and circular materials, critical raw materials, semiconductors and materials for energy. Most European calls here are Horizon Europe collaborative projects that need a consortium; UK and US calls are often open to single institutions or companies.

25 open calls as of 15 October 2026. The next deadline is 28 October 2026. Updated weekly.

Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 (13 days)
EUR 500,000–4,000,000 per project
materialsenergy & batteriesestablished / PI

National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1

UKRI – Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 (13 days)
Share of up to £12 million (total competition)
materialsindustry / SME

CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment

National Institute of Standards and Technology · United States
Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 (17 days)
Typically 10% of project capital expenditure (20–30% in rare cases); projects under $20M capex unlikely to qualify
materialsindustry / SME

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 24 Nov 2026 (40 days)
Total call budget EUR 628.0 million
chemistrymaterialsstudentestablished / PI

Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)

U.S. Department of Energy – Golden Field Office · United States
Deadline: 01 Dec 2026 (47 days)
Up to $20,000,000
chemistrymaterialsindustry / SME

Battery innovation: concept development round three

UKRI – Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Deadline: 02 Dec 2026 (48 days)
£25,000,000
materialsenergy & batteriesindustry / SME

Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three

UKRI – Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Deadline: 02 Dec 2026 (48 days)
£25,000,000
materialsenergy & batteriesindustry / SME

Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
EUR 5,000,000–6,500,000 per project
materialsestablished / PI

Innovative advanced materials and new production processes – reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Processes4Planet partnerships)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
EUR 6,000,000–7,500,000 per project
materialsestablished / PIindustry / SME

Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
EUR 7,000,000–9,000,000 per project
materialsenergy & batteriesestablished / PIindustry / SME

Automated Scientific Discovery - Materials Science (RAISE pilot) (RIA)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
Up to EUR 9,000,000 per project
materialsestablished / PI

Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
Up to EUR 3,000,000 per project
materialsestablished / PI

Technologies for innovative processing of raw materials (IA)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
EUR 10,000,000–12,500,000 per project
materialsestablished / PIindustry / SME

MSCA COFUND 2027

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 06 Apr 2027 (173 days)
Total call budget EUR 51.3 million (doctoral programmes)
chemistrymaterialsstudent

MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2027

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 06 Apr 2027 (173 days)
Total call budget EUR 51.3 million (postdoctoral programmes)
chemistrymaterialsearly-career

Novel approaches towards next-generation battery concepts, leveraging the enabling role of innovative advanced materials (BATT4EU and IAM4EU Partnerships)

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 14 Apr 2027 (181 days)
Up to EUR 4,800,000 per project
chemistrymaterialsenergy & batteriesestablished / PI

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 15 Apr 2027 (182 days)
Total call budget EUR 95.0 million
chemistrymaterialsearly-careerestablished / PIindustry / SME

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 08 Sep 2027 (328 days)
Total call budget EUR 388.6 million (EUR 330.3M European + EUR 58.3M Global Fellowships)
chemistrymaterialsearly-career

Developing novel recycling technologies for complex plastic materials applying biotech solutions

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 22 Sep 2027 (342 days)
Up to EUR 5,000,000 per project
materialsestablished / PI

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027

European Commission – Horizon Europe · EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Deadline: 23 Nov 2027 (404 days)
Total call budget EUR 646.0 million (incl. EUR 70.75M Choose Europe boost)
chemistrymaterialsstudentestablished / PI

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Varies, see funder
materialsestablished / PI

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Total program funding $100,000,000
chemistrymaterialsestablished / PI

Chemical Process Systems (CPS)

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Varies, see funder
chemistrymaterialsestablished / PI

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Total program funding $100,000,000
chemistrymaterialsestablished / PI

Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – FAA-COE-JAMS · United States
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Up to $20,000,000
materialsestablished / PI

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