Tag: Funding opportunities

The event is an opportunity to gain insights into the CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals and to have a better understanding of: One-to-one networking meetings will take place throughout the day. Take this opportunity to engage with your peers and start building your project proposal for the 2025 call! Registration The registration to attend […]

In April/May 2025, The European Commission (EC) will publish its Work Programme (WP) for 2025, gathering the call topics for this year. Having had a first look at the draft documents, here is an overview of some relevant calls for the forest-based sector: Forest & Forestry (Opening date: 06/05/2025 – Closing date: 17/09/2025) Woodworking (Opening […]

The Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) has published its Annual Work Programme for 2025 on 18 December 2024. The document is composed of 13 topics with a budget of 165 m€. FTP has selected 9 call topics that are of interest to the forest-based sector (125 m€), mainly to the Pulp & Paper Industries, with […]

The next Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2025 is expected to be officially published around March or April 2025. However, Science|Business has already released preliminary drafts for Clusters 4 and 5, allowing an early glimpse into potential opportunities for the forest-based sector. FTP has reviewed these drafts and identified several calls of particular relevance. Woodworking: […]

The European Commission has announced significant updates to the Innovation Fund in 2024, continuing its focus on accelerating the deployment of low-carbon technologies across Europe. This year, two primary funding mechanisms have been launched: the Innovation Fund 2024 Call and the Innovation Fund 2024 Auction. This funding could be primarily of interest to the pulp […]

FTP represents its members and the forest-based value chain in several key European Partnerships, including Processes4Planet, Built4People and CBE JU. These partnerships bring together stakeholders from industry, research, and public sectors to address pressing societal challenges and foster innovation within specific industries. To further expand its influence, FTP has now joined another important partnership, Made […]

FTP published its Position Paper on FP10, the upcoming EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. FTP calls for a stronger emphasis on the forest bioeconomy and wood-based products as building blocks of European competitiveness and a sustainable future. The forest-based sector is uniquely positioned to contribute to Europe’s strategic objectives. Its renewable raw material […]

Last week, on 23 November 2023, the European Commission opened 2 Innovation Fund calls for proposals aiming at accelerating the deployment of innovative low-carbon technologies across Europe: the Innovation Fund 2023 Call and the Innovation Fund 2023 Auction. This funding could be primarily of interest to the pulp and paper industries and larger companies with […]

On October 16th, FTP, in collaboration with its French member Xylofutur, organized a whole day Partnering Event in Bordeaux, back-to-back with the WoodRise Congress. The aim was to bring potential partners together to discuss common interests for future EU projects and to help FTP’s stakeholders to build competitive consortia, able to take home some of […]

Since the last update end of April 2023, 6 new Horizon Europe calls have opened for the forest-based sector, from the Cluster 5, and mainly focused on construction (Build4People Partnership). The deadline of these calls is set on5 September 2023. Woodworking Industries Demonstrate built-environment decarbonisation pathways through bottom-up technological, social and policy innovation for adaptive […]