Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

A Sustainable and Green Rail System

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Location:EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
Status:Closed
Budget: EUR 26,600,000
Award ceiling: EUR 26,600,000
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Energy, Pollution & Waste Management (incl. treatment), Research & Innovation, Transport
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible citizenships:EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Alg ...
EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: Oct 8, 2025

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Objectives: The grant seeks to transform the existing rail systems into more sustainable and green modes of transportation. It focuses on integrating innovativ...
Eligibility criteria: The grant is open to a wide range of organizations involved in rail systems and innovation. Eligible entities include rail infrastructure managers, railway undertakings, system integrators, m...

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A SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN RAIL SYSTEM TOPIC ID: HORIZON-JU-ER-2025-FA4-01 Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Call: EU-RAIL JU Call Proposals 2025-02 (HORIZON-JU-ER-2025-02) Type of action: HORIZON-JU-IA HORIZON JU Innovation Ac
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NUFFIC
Status:
closed
Location:
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
grant Background

About the Funding Agency

Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. 

The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.

Mission areas

5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.

  • Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
  • Cancer
  • Climate-neutral and smart cities
  • Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
  • Soil health and food

About the Sectors

Energy

Involves the production, transformation, transportation, and distribution of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources.


Key areas:
  • Renewable and non-renewable energy production
  • Energy infrastructure and distribution systems
  • Power generation and energy supply solutions

Pollution & Waste Management (incl. treatment)

Includes initiatives aimed at reducing environmental pollution and improving the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste.


Key areas:
  • Pollution prevention and environmental protection
  • Solid and liquid waste management
  • Recycling and waste treatment solutions
  • Environmental clean-up and remediation projects