Deadline:
September 08, 2025
Location(s)
Belgium Finland France Italy Online Poland Sweden
Overview
Scale up your startup, SME, or Critical Supply project - Strengthen Europe’s Raw Materials Resilience and Competitiveness. Apply for funding up to €2.5m with ERMA Booster Call.
Details
Calling on innovations, mining and recycling projects to strengthen the European economy and enhance its supply chains.
EIT RawMaterials is investing with ticket sizes of up to €2.5m in the raw materials sector. The call is aimed at start-ups, scale-ups, and mining projects active in the raw materials value chain. By participating, you will gain access to funding, expert guidance, and Europe’s largest network of industry leaders to help scale your business and solve Europe’s critical raw materials challenges.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
With up to €2.5m available for eligible projects, this funding call is open to the following groups who can demonstrate market relevance, stability and a clear business case.
- Eligible Start-ups at the forefront of innovation in raw and advanced materials can receive funding up to €0.5m.
- Eligible Scale-Ups, and SMEs focusing on cutting-edge innovation in raw and advanced materials can receive up to €1.5m.
- Eligible mining projects, and recycling projects with advanced extraction, processing, or recycling capabilities can receive up to €2.5m.
Application is open to raw materials innovators, mine developers, miners, processors and recyclers.
Dates
Deadline: September 08, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
With our funding, you gain a partner dedicated to supporting your future funding needs and accelerating your innovation.
EIT RawMaterials is well-equipped to support both Group 1—startups and scale-ups, as well as SMEs—and Group 2—advanced projects and companies focused on extraction, processing, and recycling.
We offer:
- Investment: EIT RawMaterials invests directly and creates financing opportunities.
- Access to Finance: Supports you in securing capital for your growth journey .
- Network: Leverage our global ecosystem to expand connections and grow your business.
- Customers: Boost sales and secure feedstock or off-take agreements through our value chain network.
- Knowledge: Access expertise in raw materials and a collaborative environment to scale your business.
- Talent: Recruit skilled graduates from the EIT RawMaterials Academy with technical and entrepreneurial expertise.
- Experts: Benefit from coaching, mentoring, and strategic guidance from EIT RawMaterials and community experts.
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