# RAMP JTC 2026 - Research and/or Innovation projects across the raw materials value chain

**Funder:** F.R.S.-FNRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique)
**Deadline:** 29 September 2026
**Eligible countries:** BE
**Official call:** https://www.frs-fnrs.be/en/fundings/ramp-jtc-2026-research-andor-innovation-projects-across-raw-materials-value-chain
**Last verified:** 2 August 2026

## Eligibility & scope

RAMP JTC 2026 - Research and/or Innovation projects across the raw materials value chain from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

## Summary

RAMP JTC 2026 funds research and innovation projects across the raw materials value chain, from extraction through end-of-life recovery. The call is open to researchers at French-Community universities and approved research centres in Belgium's Wallonia, Brussels region. Projects may combine fundamental research, applied work, and industrial partnerships along the supply chain.

## Who should apply

- Researchers at French-Community universities or approved research centres in Wallonia, Brussels
- Projects addressing raw materials extraction, processing, recycling, or recovery
- Teams combining fundamental science with industrial or applied innovation
- Consortia spanning academic and non-academic partners in the raw materials sector

## Key dates

- Deadline: 29 September 2026
- Host institution must be a recognised French-Community research centre or university in Belgium

## Tips for applicants

- Check the F.R.S.-FNRS website for the full call text and any pre-proposal or stage gates; RAMP JTC often involves a competitive first stage.
- Partner letters from industry or end-of-life recovery operators strengthen projects claiming innovation impact.
- Align your work explicitly with the raw materials value chain narrative, extraction to circularity, rather than standalone material science.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who can apply to RAMP JTC 2026?

Researchers based at French-Community universities or approved research centres in Belgium's Wallonia, Brussels region.

### What research does RAMP JTC 2026 fund?

Projects across the raw materials value chain, including extraction, processing, recycling, recovery, and related innovation and fundamental research.

### Where must the host institution be located?

The host institution must be a recognised research centre or university in the French-speaking community of Belgium (Wallonia, Brussels).

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