Call Energy Transition Fund 2025

Research

Funding organisation:

FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie

What?

The Energy Transition Fund encourages and supports energy research, development and innovation within federal energy competences.

In the context of energy transition, the competencies of the federal state are reflected and divided into three thematic axes:

• (Thematic axis 1: renewable energy sources in the Belgian exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and biofuels)
• Thematic axis 2: nuclear energy applications
• (Thematic axis 3: security of supply and grid balance)

Following the federal coalition agreement, it was decided to prioritise the project call of 6 November 2025 to thematic axis 2. Projects within the "thematic axes 1 and 3" are only eligible to the extent that the available budget is not allocated to project proposals within thematic axis 2.

Important note: potential candidates are expressly advised that for this November 2025 call for projects, priority will be given to project proposals with a requested funding percentage of 80% or less (i.e. funding percentage at project level).
Project proposals with a requested support percentage of more than 80% are also eligible for support insofar as and to the extent that the available budget has not been allocated to eligible project proposals with a requested support percentage of 80% or less.

The funding granted per project is a minimum of € 100,000 and a maximum of € 5 million (after applying the relevant funding rates).

The maximum duration of eligible projects is 3 years.

Application?

The application will take place in two stages:

(1) Mandatory pre-registration - deadline 11 December 2025
Applicants are requested to submit- no later than 11 December 2025 - their project proposal to the Energy Transition Fund. This can be done via e-mail to the ETF mailbox (ETF.FTE@economie.fgov.be) with the following basic information about the project proposal that will be effectively submitted one month later:

• Consortium leader (i.e. the responsible legal entity that will submit)
• Project name and short description
• Thematic axis under which will be submitted (and possible reference to the specific themes put forward in this call).

(2) Final project proposal via participation form - deadline 21 January 2026
The final project proposal (application form and attachments) must again be submitted via e-mail to the ETF mailbox (ETF.FTE@economie.fgov.be).

Regulations?

All relevant documents can be accessed via this link.

More information?

Contact research@uhasselt.be as soon as possible because:

• The state aid rules apply in this call. Making the correct analysis and applying the correct funding rate is important; 
• The participation form (deadline 21 January 2026) will have to be signed by all project partners;
• Several administrative certificates need to be submitted with the final proposal.

The participation form will only be signed after a review of the draft project proposal and approval of the budget.

Deadline intern

09.12.2025, 11.12.2025

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sarah.szyr@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211269052