RFCS Steel Accompanying Measures
Funds talent-building and policy-overview work for the steel sector's near-zero-carbon transition, alongside the Research Fund for Coal & Steel's steel research topics.
Applicants submit the Standard Application Form (RFCS) through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, alongside the RFCS's own detailed budget table and the evaluation-form content set out in Annex 3 of the call document. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds sit in section 9 of the call document, and the submission and evaluation process and indicative timeline sit in sections 8 and 4, alongside the P…
This topic funds accompanying measures tied to the Research Fund for Coal & Steel's steel research objectives in Council Decision 2008/376/EC — near-zero-carbon steelmaking, advanced steel grades, resource conservation and circular economy, and workforce management. Proposals must address talent attraction and skill formation for the steel industry, or give policymakers an up-to-date overview of innovative steelmaking technologies and decarbonisation scenarios drawing on past RFCS and non-EU programmes.
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