The Green ERA-Hub has selected five projects for funding under its third Joint International Funding Call, launched in collaboration with the Wheat Initiative. The call focused on “Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Biomass” and covered two complementary topics: climate-resilient plant breeding and innovative biotechnological applications for the improved utilisation of renewable biomass. Detailed information on the selected projects will be added as soon as the national grant agreement procedures have been completed.

The aim of this third Call of the GEH is to contribute to the transformation of today’s largely fossil resources-based economy into a sustainable bio-based economy that focuses on natural and renewable material cycles aiming to fully exploit the potential of a sustainable bio-based economy.

Call topics:

Projects are expected to improve biomass production through innovative crop breeding for food and feed, or enhance non-edible biomass use for industrial purposes by researching and developing novel, innovative and sustainable biotechnological approaches.

• Topic A: Plant breeding for improved resilience & health of crops, environment, and soil

• Topic B: Biotechnological applications to improve the utilisation of biomass

Key Dates:

• Call opens: 30th of September 2025 Information

• Webinar: 15th of October 2025, 9:30 am to 10:30 am CEST (Berlin, Germany)

• Deadline pre-proposal submission: 28th of November 2025, 12:00 CET (noon, Berlin, Germany)

• Launch full proposal submission: 5th of February 2026

• Deadline full proposal submission: 25th of March 2026, 12:00 CET (noon, Berlin, Germany)

• Evaluation and selection: March – May 2026 Letters to Applicants: June 2026

Call document and the submission system for proposals: Green Era Hub: Call3

For all questions related to the Call, please contact the Call Office of the 3rd GEH Call, Project Management Jülich: Josefine Kant, Petra E. Schulte, and Christian Breuer ptj-geh-call-office@fz-juelich.de