EU Funding Pathways for Waste-to-Resource: Horizon, Innovation Fund, EDF
A practical overview of the funding instruments shaping advanced waste-to-resource R&D in Europe.
Three EU instruments dominate advanced waste-to-resource financing today: Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, and the European Defence Fund. Each has a different brief, different scale, and different consortium expectations.
Horizon Europe
Research and innovation up to TRL 7. Strong fit for cross-border R&D consortia — AshCycle is our active Horizon programme.
Innovation Fund
Large-scale demonstration and deployment. S2H2 falls under this instrument.
European Defence Fund
Dual-use technologies for military and civilian applications. SENTINEL is funded through this route.
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