JEWEL Eurocluster – Open Call #1

This call accelerates the deployment of Net‑Zero Technologies in real manufacturing environments by funding SME-led innovation and demonstration projects. It strengthens European industrial competitiveness while contributing to industrial decarbonisation through trans‑regional and trans‑national SME collaboration. 

If you are an SME with a near‑market solution (or a factory use‑case), JEWEL helps you prove it in a real manufacturing setting and move faster toward customers. You can receive a lump‑sum grant up to €54,000, covering up to 90% of your project budget (minimum total budget €60,000), so you keep focus on delivery instead of bookkeeping. The call targets battery & energy storage, hydrogen (electrolysers/fuel cells), electricity grid tech, and renewable energy solutions for industrial decarbonisation—perfect for SMEs building scalable NZT products and implementations. Only SMEs receive direct funding, but you can bring universities/RTOs/experts as subcontractors and large companies as unfunded partners to strengthen your demo and route-to-market. 
Germany and the Netherlands are eligible because applicants must be SMEs established in eligible EU Member States (or COSME-associated countries). 
Collaboration is mandatory: you must apply as a consortium of at least 2 independent SMEs from 2 different eligible NUTS‑2 regions (NL–DE is therefore fully possible). Even better: if funded SMEs are established in different eligible countries, the proposal can receive bonus points for its transnational dimension. If you want quick traction, this is built for TRL ~6→8 demonstrations, meaning tangible pilots, measurable impact, and a credible market deployment path within 9 months. 

Funding is provided as a lump sum, based on an estimated budget explaining how the grant will be used (no detailed reporting of actual costs required). 

For more information, please contact us.

Vincent Bökkerink
Project Developer and funding TECH.LAND
X-Border Cooperation North Westphalia & East Netherlands
https://techland.org/
bokkerink@techland.org
+31 6 51 98 75 07