Gearing up for the EU Innovation Fund

Interested in applying for the next round of the EU Innovation Fund? Join us for a webinar focused on helping you get started with your application. We will provide a high-level overview of what the EU Innovation Fund entails, then move into a conversation with two subject matter experts to navigate typical dilemmas and provide perspectives making wise decisions.

Applying to the EU Innovation Fund can be complex – from selecting the right application window to understanding the evaluation criteria, assessing your project's chances of success and prioritising activities that strengthen your application.

In this webinar, our EU Innovation Fund experts will help you navigate this complexity. Drawing on years of experience helping a wide range of project developers in securing EU Innovation Fund grants, they will share key insights and unpack the critical questions you need to address when starting to develop your application through an open conversation format.

By joining our webinar, you can expect to:

• Learn about the IF2025 call – Gain a concise overview of the EU Innovation Fund call and the windows, understand the evaluation criteria, and hear about key changes compared to previous calls.
• Gain insights on how to create a winning application – Hear our considerations on how to strike the right balance between increasing maturity or innovation, optimise grant ask and competitiveness, and how to effectively demonstrate credibility.
• Understand project implications – Understand how securing an EU Innovation Fund grant can affect your project’s scope, governance, and timeline – and what you should plan for before you apply.

Who should join?

This webinar is designed for all innovative, decarbonisation project developers considering applying for the EU Innovation Fund expected to open in December 2025.

If you are developing an innovative, low-carbon technology project focused on industrial heat, we also encourage you to join our webinar “Bring the Heat” for insights into the pilot heat auction.