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Practical information
- When
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- Host organisation
- Austrian Research Promotion Agency - FFG
- Website
- https://www.b2match.com/e/eureka-lightweighting-call-2026
- B2B website
- https://www.b2match.com/e/eureka-lightweighting-call-2026
Description
The Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026 is open from 6 May to 8 October, 2026. It invites companies to develop innovative lightweighting solutions together with international partners and research organisations. Whether in mobility, manufacturing, construction or energy, the call supports projects with clear market potential and strong impact.
To help applicants get started, an online info session on 21 May 2026 (16:00–17:00) will present the call and national funding opportunities, followed by a pitching session on 2 June 2026 (11:00–12:30), where they can showcase their project idea and connect with potential partners.
How to present a project pitch in the pitching session on 2 June:
1. Prepare your pitch: Create a 3-minute presentation using the pitch template (https://storage.googleapis.com/b2match-as-1/LC2r2o9Rh4Tv6vCKmCAembwQ).
2. Submit your pitch: Send the completed template to
wolfgang.bohmayr@biz-up.at (Austrian Lightweighting Network – A2LT) and
michael.walch@ffg.at (Austrian Research Promotion Agency – FFG).
Submission deadline for the pitch: 26 May 2026
The matchmaking platform is already open for partner search and networking.
Registration: https://www.b2match.com/e/eureka-lightweighting-call-2026/
The national funding bodies from Austria, Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia), Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Türkiye and further countries participate in this call by funding organisations collaborating in international R&D projects in the field of Lightweighting Design. These should be collaborative research and innovation projects, resulting in innovative and marketable solutions.
Funding is provided for application-oriented research and development projects focusing on:
*Development and testing of lightweighting design (including a Safe-and-Sustainable by-Design approach) and manufacturing concepts (including joining technologies, additive manufacturing, …) in various sectors (e.g. construction, energy, and mobility).
* Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimised manufacturing processes
* Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint.
* Innovative approaches in the areas of ease of disassembly, reparability, recyclability, and reuse of lightweighting components.
* Use of digital technologies to optimise lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting (including digital twins, machine learning, …).
* Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing.
Regardless of national priorities, all sectors with a need for Lightweighting technologies are welcome, including but not limited to automotive, railway, aerospace, space, maritime, mechanical engineering, energy, construction, infrastructure, health, farming, and forestry, etc.
Further information about this call is available on the Eureka website (https://www.eurekanetwork.org/programmes-and-calls/network-projects/transnational-eureka-lightweighting-call-2026/).
To help applicants get started, an online info session on 21 May 2026 (16:00–17:00) will present the call and national funding opportunities, followed by a pitching session on 2 June 2026 (11:00–12:30), where they can showcase their project idea and connect with potential partners.
How to present a project pitch in the pitching session on 2 June:
1. Prepare your pitch: Create a 3-minute presentation using the pitch template (https://storage.googleapis.com/b2match-as-1/LC2r2o9Rh4Tv6vCKmCAembwQ).
2. Submit your pitch: Send the completed template to
wolfgang.bohmayr@biz-up.at (Austrian Lightweighting Network – A2LT) and
michael.walch@ffg.at (Austrian Research Promotion Agency – FFG).
Submission deadline for the pitch: 26 May 2026
The matchmaking platform is already open for partner search and networking.
Registration: https://www.b2match.com/e/eureka-lightweighting-call-2026/
The national funding bodies from Austria, Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia), Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Türkiye and further countries participate in this call by funding organisations collaborating in international R&D projects in the field of Lightweighting Design. These should be collaborative research and innovation projects, resulting in innovative and marketable solutions.
Funding is provided for application-oriented research and development projects focusing on:
*Development and testing of lightweighting design (including a Safe-and-Sustainable by-Design approach) and manufacturing concepts (including joining technologies, additive manufacturing, …) in various sectors (e.g. construction, energy, and mobility).
* Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimised manufacturing processes
* Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint.
* Innovative approaches in the areas of ease of disassembly, reparability, recyclability, and reuse of lightweighting components.
* Use of digital technologies to optimise lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting (including digital twins, machine learning, …).
* Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing.
Regardless of national priorities, all sectors with a need for Lightweighting technologies are welcome, including but not limited to automotive, railway, aerospace, space, maritime, mechanical engineering, energy, construction, infrastructure, health, farming, and forestry, etc.
Further information about this call is available on the Eureka website (https://www.eurekanetwork.org/programmes-and-calls/network-projects/transnational-eureka-lightweighting-call-2026/).