Deadline Date: June 10, 2026
The CIRCULOOS Open Call 3.2 is a funding opportunity designed to strengthen circular manufacturing ecosystems by integrating new industrial and technology partners into existing value chains, enabling more efficient reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and resource optimization.
The key focus areas, objectives, priorities, and themes of this opportunity include advancing circular economy practices in manufacturing through a service-oriented and data-driven ecosystem inspired by micro-services architecture. The programme emphasizes enabling manufacturing SMEs to function as service providers within interconnected value chains, improving reuse and recycling systems, and enhancing collaboration across multiple actors. It also focuses on developing orchestration mechanisms for multi-actor industrial ecosystems, optimizing collaboration processes, assessing product sustainability and circularity profiles, and building a secure digital marketplace for ecosystem participation. Additionally, it supports cybersecure data sharing frameworks and integrates AI and robotics to accelerate the transition toward scalable circular manufacturing systems.
The call targets single entities that can immediately contribute to industrial implementation within established circular value chains. Eligible applicants include manufacturing MSMEs, mid-caps, recyclers, material processors, system integrators, technology providers, automation and robotics companies, and other circular economy enablers. Research organizations and academic institutions may also participate if they provide deployable technical solutions integrated into pilot systems. The call specifically excludes non-industrial actors and focuses on entities capable of delivering practical, operational solutions.
CIRCULOOS Open Call 3.2 provides a fixed lump-sum funding of €60,000 per selected entity for a project duration of six months. The objective is to enhance existing pilots and demonstrators by addressing missing links in supply chains, such as technical bottlenecks, supply gaps, or market access limitations. Selected participants contribute by introducing solutions like advanced sorting technologies, material recovery innovations, AI-based optimization tools, or downstream market integration strategies.
The programme is structured into two tracks. Track A focuses on enhancing previously funded demonstrators by filling implementation gaps, while Track B focuses on strengthening core pilots in wood, leather, and plastic value chains through improved recovery strategies and increased material processing capacity. Priority is given to projects related to the Wood Pilot in cases where proposals receive equal evaluation scores.
Overall, the CIRCULOOS Open Call 3.2 is designed to scale circular manufacturing systems by integrating specialized partners into existing ecosystems, improving industrial efficiency, and enabling sustainable, data-driven production and resource management across Europe.
For more information, visit CIRCULOOS.
