Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026
6 May 2026 - 8 October 2026
Registration open until 8 Oct 2026
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Matchmaking for the Multilateral Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026
The national funding bodies from Austria, Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia), Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Türkiye and further countries support organisations collaborating on international R&D projects in the field of Lightweighting Design by launching the 2026 Eureka call for Lightweighting projects. These should be collaborative research and innovation projects, resulting in innovative and marketable solutions. Further information about this call is available on the Eureka website.
This website is a virtual marketplace to search business profiles and project cooperation opportunities - you can book virtual B2B meetings at any time (24/7). You can also access the International Matchmaking Event/Webinar on this website.
Next steps: Join the information webinar on 21 May, pitch your project idea during the international matchmaking event on 2 June. Arrange virtual B2B meetings with other participants and populate the marketplace with your project ideas. Register now!
Timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2026 | Call announcement at Materials Day 2026 |
| 6 May 2026 | Opening of the Call (Eureka Submission Platform) in parallel to the Global Innovation Summit |
| 21 May 2026 | Information Webinar |
| 2 June 2026 | International Matchmaking Event |
| 6 May - 8 Oct 2026 | 1:1 Networking Meetings via b2match (24/7) |
| 8 Oct 2026 (17:00 CEST) | Deadline for Eureka applications |
| Dec 2026 to April 2027 | National evaluations and funding synchronization |
| Feb 2027 to July 2027 | Project starts |
Participants by Country
| Country | Participants |
|---|---|
| Türkiye | 93 |
| Spain | 38 |
| Germany | 36 |
| Austria | 31 |
| Portugal | 6 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Poland | 5 |
| France | 5 |
| Slovakia | 4 |
| Lithuania | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Montenegro | 3 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Malta | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| North Macedonia | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Total | 265 |