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500 000 €
17/6/2026
16/9/2026
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
RFCS-2026-02-PDP Steel Pilot and demonstration projects
Expected Impact:
Each proposal must include an assessment of the expected industrial, economic, social and environmental benefits (Article 26 of Council Decision 2008/376/EC).
Objective:
Proposals submitted under this topic should relate to one or more of the RFCS objectives for steel as set out in Council Decision 2008/376/EC.
Scope:
Pilot projects target the construction, operation and development of installations on an appropriate scale. Demonstration projects cover the construction and/or operation of industrial-scale installations.
Both pilot and demonstration projects aim to bridge the gap between research and innovation and commercialisation.
Pilot and demonstration activities are expected to start at TRL 4-5 and achieve TRL 7-8 by the end of the project.
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
described in section 6 of the call document.
described in section 6 of the call document.
described in section 7 of the call document.
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
described in section 9 of the call document.
described in section 4 of the call document.
described in section 10 of the call document.
Application form templates
Standard application form (RFCS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
For help related to this call, please contact REA-RFCS@ec.europa.eu
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.