Grant opportunity
CETPartnership Joint Call 2026
CETPartnership's 2026 transnational call supports clean energy transition research and innovation through 11 call modules and a two-stage proposal process.
- Funder
- Clean Energy Transition Partnership
- Pre-proposal deadline
- Pre-proposal deadline: Oct 8, 2026
- Award
- Funding depends on participating national and regional funding organisations
- Applicant
- Transnational research and innovation consortia
- Discipline
- Climate, Energy & Environment
- Region
- Europe and international partner countries
- Posted
- May 26, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Clean Energy Transition Partnership has announced its fifth annual Joint Call, structured into 11 call modules across energy-system resilience, renewable energy, industrial carbon management, hydrogen, batteries, heating and cooling, regional energy systems, industrial energy systems, and clean energy integration in the built environment.
Who can apply
- Applicants should form transnational project consortia and choose one call module for the Stage 1 pre-proposal.
- Each consortium partner must comply with the national or regional eligibility rules of the funding organisation from which it requests support.
What it supports
- Research, development, and innovation projects that support clean energy transition priorities across the energy value chain.
- The call uses a two-stage process: pre-proposal submission first, followed by invitation-only full proposals.
Funding and duration
Funding is provided by participating funding organisations and programme owners, which contract and pay eligible beneficiary partners directly according to national or regional rules.
Pre-proposal deadline
Pre-proposal deadline: Oct 8, 2026
How to apply
Use the official CETPartnership Joint Call 2026 page and documents. Pre-proposal submission opens on 8 June 2026 at 14:00 CEST and closes on 8 October 2026 at 14:00 CEST.
Call details
About the opportunity
This is a pre-announcement. Use it for early planning and return to the official page when the full application package or portal opens.
The Clean Energy Transition Partnership has announced its fifth annual Joint Call, structured into 11 call modules across energy-system resilience, renewable energy, industrial carbon management, hydrogen, batteries, heating and cooling, regional energy systems, industrial energy systems, and clean energy integration in the built environment.
Clean Energy Transition Partnership lists this opportunity for Transnational research and innovation consortia, Climate, Energy & Environment, Europe and international partner countries.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Climate, Energy & Environment grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Europe and international partner countries contexts.
Eligibility
Applicants should form transnational project consortia and choose one call module for the Stage 1 pre-proposal.
Each consortium partner must comply with the national or regional eligibility rules of the funding organisation from which it requests support.
Funding and benefits
Funding is provided by participating funding organisations and programme owners, which contract and pay eligible beneficiary partners directly according to national or regional rules.
Themes and supported activities
Research, development, and innovation projects that support clean energy transition priorities across the energy value chain.
The call uses a two-stage process: pre-proposal submission first, followed by invitation-only full proposals.
Deadline and timeline
Pre-proposal deadline: Pre-proposal deadline: Oct 8, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official CETPartnership Joint Call 2026 page and documents. Pre-proposal submission opens on 8 June 2026 at 14:00 CEST and closes on 8 October 2026 at 14:00 CEST.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.