Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA)
Strengthening the expert capacity in the EU in a wide range of raw materials along the whole value chain; Better informed and more effective decision-making by the EU and National policy makers and the producers and users of raw materials regarding the supply and demand of raw materials and the associated environmental and social aspects; Improved EU official statistics and building the EU knowledge base of primary…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €3MEU contribution per project
- €6.7Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 1 | SCRREEN2, SCRREEN, REPTiS |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 1 | SCRREEN3, ORAMA, ProSUM |
| Amphos 21 Consulting Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 4 | 0 | SCRREEN2, SCRREEN3, SCRREEN |
| Idener Technologies Sl La Rinconada (Sevilla) | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | SCRREEN2, SCRREEN, MSP-REFRAM |
| Universidad De Burgos Burgos | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | SCRREEN2, SCRREEN, MSP-REFRAM |
| La Palma Research Centre Sl Santa Cruz De La Palma | Spain | Company · SME | 6 | 0 | INTRAW, MICA, FORAM |
| Amphos 21 Group Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | SCRREEN2, SCRREEN |
| Cluster Para La Mineria Sostenible Y Servicios Asociados De La Peninsula Iberica - Iberian Sustainable Mining Cluster Leon | Spain | Other | 3 | 1 | TERRAVISION, MaDiTraCe, DEXPLORE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 21partners (median)
- 10countries (median)
- 23%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- SCRREEN2 – Solutions for CRitical Raw materials - a European Expert Network 2 (H2020 · 2020 · CE-SC5-08-2020)
- SCRREEN3 – Solutions for CRitical Raw materials - a European Expert Network 3 (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-07)
- SCRREEN – Solutions for CRitical Raw materials - a European Expert Network (H2020 · 2016 · SC5-15-2016-2017)
- AfricaMaVal – Building EU-Africa partnerships on sustainable raw materials value chain (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-05)
- ORAMA – Optimising quality of information in RAw MAterials data collection across Europe (H2020 · 2017 · SC5-15-2016-2017)
- REPTiS – REPTiS: Responsible Extraction and Processing of Titanium and other Primary Raw Materials for Sourcing EU Industrial Value Chains and Strategic Sectors (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-11)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.