RFCS-2026-02-RPJ Steel Research projects
European Commission·Multilateral
This call funds steel research projects under the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel. Proposals should support one or more RFCS steel objectives through investigative or experimental work, starting at TRL 1-3 and aiming to reach TRL 4-5 by project end. It is intended for eligible applicants under the call rules, with benefits expected across industrial, economic, social, and environmental dimensions.
Go / No-Go Memo
This opportunity is not a good use of proposal effort under the current signals.
The opportunity is a steel research call under the EU RFCS programme, with no authoritative evidence of relevance to humanitarian action, health, climate adaptation, migration, or disaster risk reduction. Eligibility details are generic and do not establish suitability for IFRC, National Societies, or comparable humanitarian organizations.
Strategic fit
riskGovernment is the strongest profile match at 25/100; relevance is not scored/100.
Eligibility risk
moderateEligible applicant types include "> Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document . Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document . 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document . 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document . 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual . 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document . 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document . Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (RFCS) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table (RFCS) Model Grant Agreements (MGA) RFCS MGA Additional documents: RFCS Decision 2008/376 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement.
Deadline feasibility
moderateThe call closes in 7 days, so proposal capacity is the main constraint.
Funding attractiveness
strongThe tracked ceiling is €20.5M.
Partnership need
moderateThis may be stronger with a Government lead or co-applicant based on fit scores.
Recommended next action
Ignore
Expected Impact
Each proposal must include an assessment of the expected industrial, economic, social and environmental benefits (Article 26 of Council Decision 2008/376/EC).
Objective
Proposals submitted under this topic should relate to one or more of the RFCS objectives for steel as set out in Council Decision 2008/376/EC .
Scope
Research projects focus on investigative or experimental work aiming to acquire knowledge to facilitate the attainment of specific practical objectives. Research project activities are expected to start at TRL 1-3 and achieve TRL 4-5 by the end of the project.