RENEW-BOOSTER EUROCLUSTER CALL N°2 FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTIES
Single Market Programme · Cascade funding
Summary
A Polish company can use this call for R&D.
SMEs receive support to develop, validate and scale clean-energy solutions strengthening supply-chain resilience and diversification.
- Who can apply
- Companies can lead: SME.
- Amount
- €60K per projectTotal budget €800,000
- Deadline
- 30 Nov 2026 18:00 CETin 37 days
- Status
- Openopened 28 Sept 2026
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
The two calls will be structured through two distinct funding strands. It is reminded that the cumulative maximum FSTP support per SME under the whole set of RENEW-BOOSTER calls is EUR 60,000. An SME may submit a maximum of one application per strand, whether applying individually or as part of a consortium. Consequently, an SME may submit one application under Strand A and one application under Strand B, provided that the proposed activities are distinct and no double funding occurs.
Strand A (Challenge-driven) follows a two-step process linked to predefined industrial challenges. In Step 1, up to three SMEs per challenge receive €10,000 (with minimum 20% private co-funding) to develop and validate a proof of concept (TRL 6-7). After evaluation and a final pitch, one SME per challenge advances to Step 2 and receives €50,000 (with minimum 40% co-funding) to further develop and scale the solution (TRL 8–9).
Strand B (Open Call) follows a single-stage selection process. SMEs apply bottom-up and can request up to €10,000, €30,000, or €60,000 depending on project maturity, with increasing private co-funding requirements. Projects run up to six months.
Find more here: call text
The RENEW-BOOSTER project aims at driving innovation and industrialization in three critical sectors that are vital for Europe’s green transition and energy security: Photovoltaics (PV), Offshore Wind Energy, and the associated Energy Networks. At the core of RENEW-BOOSTER is the Accelerator, providing tailored support for SMEs to identify opportunities and develop solutions, strengthening their role in the renewable energy value chain and enhancing resilience.
The project aligns with Europe’s strategic priorities, including reducing critical raw material dependency (Critical Raw Materials Act), advancing climate goals (Green Deal), and supporting re-industrialization (Net Zero Industry Act). RENEW-BOOSTER aims to empower SMEs and accelerate Europe’s twin green and digital transitions.
We reserve the right not to award all available funds or to redistribute them between the different calls, depending on the proposals received and the results of the evaluation.
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Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- SME
- Purpose
- Research and innovation
- R&D relevance
- 3 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- EU Member States and countries participating in the SMP/COSME strand
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Optional
- Readiness level (TRL)
- 6-9
- Per project
- €60K
- Topics
- Photovoltaics
- Offshore wind
- Energy grids
- Clean-energy supply chains
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Conditions
Typed facts extracted from the source documents by Scindu's grant-data review. Each value keeps its own conditions. Unknown means unstated, not zero or unlimited.
- Applicant type
- SMEs established in an EU-27 Member State or a country participating in the SMP/COSME strand.
- Application restriction
- Deadline is 30 November 2026 at 17:00 CET. Each SME may submit at most one application in Strand A and one in Strand B, with distinct activities and no double funding.
- Consortium members, maximum
- 3
For Strand B only; Strand A does not accept consortia.
- Eligible project scope
- Project activities must concern photovoltaics, offshore wind energy or energy grids, with a contribution to the call’s clean-energy supply-chain resilience/diversification objectives.
- Project duration, maximum
- 6
The call states a 3–6 month project duration beginning at sub-grant agreement signature.
- Project duration, minimum
- 3
The call states a 3–6 month project duration beginning at sub-grant agreement signature.
Amounts and costs
- Indicative budget
- €800,000
Topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €60,000
Cumulative programme ceiling; do not add Strand A Stage 1 and Stage 2 beyond this amount.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €10,000
Up to three SMEs per challenge can be selected; the source requires at least 20% private co-funding but does not specify its denominator in the retained searchable text.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €50,000
One of the three Stage 1 recipients may advance after a final pitch; at least 40% private co-funding is stated, with no denominator asserted here.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €10,000
This is one of the request ceilings listed for Strand B, with levels corresponding to increasing project maturity. It is not an automatic award or entitlement; the €60,000 per-SME cumulative programme ceiling remains separately applicable.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €30,000
This is one of the request ceilings listed for Strand B, with levels corresponding to increasing project maturity. It is not an automatic award or entitlement; the €60,000 per-SME cumulative programme ceiling remains separately applicable.
- Funding per beneficiary, maximum
- €60,000
Strand B offers grant levels up to €10k, €30k or €60k depending on maturity; overall cumulative support across all RENEW-BOOSTER calls is separately capped at €60k per SME.
- Call allocation
- €800,000
The normalized European Funding & Tenders Portal record lists EUR 800,000 for this call record; the operator reserves the right not to award all funds or redistribute them across calls.
- Eligible cost
- Grant-budget eligible cost categories listed in the call include equipment and materials, software and licenses, personnel costs, and external services/subcontracting. Subcontracting must be justified and necessary.
- Ineligible cost
- Personnel costs, salaries and staff effort/time cannot be counted as the SME’s private co-funding contribution; this does not make them ineligible in the grant budget.
Personnel and services
Other role
Staff cost the grant can fund
The source lists personnel costs as eligible grant-budget costs but does not state roles, qualifications, headcount, FTE, contract type, salary basis or rate. Personnel costs/salaries/staff effort cannot be counted as private co-funding.
Source documents
Call facts
- Opens
- 28 Sept 2026
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Programme
- Single Market Programme · 2021 - 2027
- Call
- RENEW-BOOSTER EUROCLUSTER CALL N°2 FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTIES
- Types of action
- —
- Source
- ec.europa.eu
- Checked
- 23 Oct 2026
- Portal updated
- 23 Sept 2026
- Review status
- Partial review
- Reviewed
- 23 Oct 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.