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Calls

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An important tool for our mission

Calls are one of our most important tools for enabling projects. They are carried out in close collaboration with our three funding agencies – the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova.

closes February 3, 2026

Our open call

Impact Innovation – Digitalization, Circularity, and Climate Neutrality within the metals and minerals industry

Funding is available for R&D and innovation projects within:

• Resource-efficient and circular production processes
• Fossil-free and climate-neutral processes
• Advanced digitalization and AI

Who can apply?
Research organizations, companies, the public sector, and non-governmental organizations. Each consortium must include at least two Swedish companies and one research organization. Collaboration across sectors is strongly encouraged.

Funding available: Approximately SEK 90 million
Full calltext and templates at the Swedish Energy Agency
Good to know

Important dates

Opens: 15 October 2025
Closes: 3 February 2026

Decisions on which projects will be granted funding will be made in June 2026. Projects may start no earlier than June 15, 2026.

Information meetings:
• 11 November, 11:00–12:00 (Teams)
• 18 November, 15:00–16:00 (Teams)
• 4 December, 10:00–11:00 (Teams)
Links to information meetings

Other fundig opportunities

We’ve gathered a selection of external funding opportunities that may support your research, innovation, and collaboration projects.

Closed calls – Archive

This archive lists our closed calls. For each call, you can find the call text with information about its focus, scope, and criteria.

Action areas of the program

Our action areas form the basis of the work of the Program and are key elements of our overall strategy. We see them as interlinked parts of a larger system where synergies between them are crucial to achieve real impact.

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Social innovation

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Policies and standards

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Objectives and action areas of the Program

Our scope

Our scope document provides an overview of the program's work and shows how our action areas work together to create sustainable change. Synergies between technology, society, policy and internationalization are crucial to achieving our mission.

The document serves as a support for project proposals and as a guide to understanding the overall program.
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