Deadline: 8th June, 2026
The PRIMARY Open Call is inviting consortia of 2–3 partners to validate, adapt and scale sustainable agricultural waste valorisation solutions across Europe. The programme aims to support circular bioeconomy solutions that transform underutilised agricultural residues into valuable products, materials, or energy while strengthening rural economies.
This funding supports projects that demonstrate technical feasibility, economic viability, and sustainability under real-world rural conditions.
Objectives
Selected projects will:
- Validate and refine sustainable agricultural waste valorisation models
- Demonstrate scalability and replicability in new European regions
- Generate evidence of technical and economic feasibility
- Develop profitable value chains from agricultural residues
Funding Scope
The programme will fund 6–9 sub-projects focused on:
- Agricultural waste valorisation
- Circular economy solutions
- Bioeconomy innovations
- Rural sustainability solutions
Benefits
Selected projects will:
- Receive funding support
- Up to €150,000 for 3-partner consortia
- Up to €100,000 for 2-partner consortia
- Maximum €50,000 per partner
- Total funding available: €900,000
- Validate sustainable agricultural solutions
- Develop scalable circular economy models
- Contribute to rural sustainability and bioeconomy development
- Join a European innovation ecosystem
Eligibility
- Our Open Call will fund 6-9 groundbreaking sub-projects. We welcome applications from consortia that include:
- At least one technical partner (capable of testing/applying/validating the technology/process)
- At least one partner from either:
- Public sector: universities, research institutions, public bodies
- Private sector: primary producers, cooperatives, start-ups, SMEs, NGOs
For more information and application.