RESIST II Process Innovation Open Call
Summary
The call has a budget of €800000 and targets SMEs in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive (MTA) ecosystem located in EU Member States or SMP-associated countries; applications may be individual or by consortia of 2–3 SMEs from different NUTS2 regions. Funding is up to 20,000€ for individual projects and up to 30,000€/SME for collaborative projects, with a 90% co-financing rate; selected SMEs also receive technical support, access to experts, training and internationalisation opportunities in third countries. The first application period launched on 13 May 2026 and is open for two months, while the second is expected to launch in May 2027; the next submission deadline is 13 July 2027 at 17:00 UTC. Eligible costs may include external services and procurement, equipment, components and consumables, personnel directly involved in the project, and prototype development, pilot testing and validation.
How to apply
The call supports SMEs in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem to improve or redesign their production processes. Selected SMEs may receive funding and complementary support services.
- Complete the corresponding application form.
- Upload the required annexes: the resilience check and the declaration of honour.
- Submit the application electronically through the EU Funding & Tenders portal by 13 July 2027 at 17:00 UTC.
- Resilience check
- Declaration of honour
- SMEs operating in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem.
- SMEs located in an EU Member State or an SMP-associated country.
- Applications may be submitted individually or by a consortium of 2–3 SMEs from different NUTS 2 regions.
- How to apply
- Online
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RESIST II PROCESS INNOVATION OPEN CALL EU programme: Single Market Programme Call run by the EU-funded project Resilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry (open call for third parties) Next submission deadline: 2027-07-13T17:00:00.000Z (UTC) Budget: €800000 Applications are submitted through the EU Funding & Tenders portal. Open to applicants from Cyprus as an EU member state, subject to each call's eligibility conditions. Project cost categories may include: • External services and procurement (e.g. testing, certification, consulting, specialised technical services) • Equipment, components and consumables • Personnel costs of staff directly involved in the project • Prototype development, pilot testing and validation activities Applicants could receive up to 20,000€ in the case of individual projects and up to 30,000€/SME in the case of collaborative projects , with 90% of co-financing rate Apart from the funding, selected SMEs will benefit from a complementary package of services provided during their projects implementation, including technical support, access to the pool of experts, training courses and internationalisation opportunities in third countries This open call aims to support European SMEs operating in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem to redefine their manufacturing or industrial processes, carrying out improvements in current operations and/or incorporating new methods or systems which allow them to be more digital, green and resilient. The call is split into two cut-offs or application periods: the 1st one, launched on the 13th May 2026, will be opened for 2 months, while the 2nd one is expected to be launched in May 2027 Eligible candidates The Open call is addressed to SMEs working in the MTA ecosystem and located in EU Member States or SMP associated countries. SMEs can apply individually or in consortium (2-3 SMEs from different NUTS2 regions) Submission process Applications to the RESIST II process innovation open call must be submitted electronically vía the following online platform . Eligible candidates must fill in the corresponding application form and upload the required annexes (resilience check + declaration of honour) Evaluation process in three stages Verification of the admissibility and eligibility of applications Analysis of eligible proposals by at least 3 independent experts and scoring according to the 4 evaluation criteria specified in the Guide for applicants. Applications will then be ranked in descending order based on the scores obtained and the established tie-breaking rules The resulting ranking list must be reviewed by the consortium partners for its validation
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