# EU grant to prototype and test climate-smart wood building

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 22:24 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block) funds Horizon Europe.
- The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
- Applications run from Tuesday 15 September 2026 to Tuesday 15 December 2026, 18:00 (Brussels time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block)
- **Programme:** Horizon Europe
- **Who can apply:** not stated in the call
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €200,000
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Tuesday 15 September 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 15 December 2026, 18:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You are developing a wood construction solution that is climate-smart.
- You plan to take a wood construction solution beyond the readiness level the call indicates.
- You need to build a prototype or run a test set-up.
- You can organise a co-creation session with a WoodStock Living Lab.
- You are ready to share lessons learned with the WoodStock consortium.

## It is not for you if…
- You cannot work with a WoodStock Living Lab in the Netherlands, France, Slovenia, Poland, Ireland or Norway.
- You do not want to document failed steps and share the lessons learned.
- Your project is not about wood construction.

## What you need
- Description of your wood construction solution and its readiness level compared with the call
- Plan for a co-creation session with a WoodStock Living Lab
- Plan to document successful and unsuccessful innovation steps
- Dissemination plan aligned with the WoodStock communication partner

## How to apply
1. The call does not state where and how to apply: ask the contact in the call.
2. Write to the contact in the call to ask who may apply and what the grant can cover.
3. Agree a co-creation session with a WoodStock Living Lab in one of the listed countries.
4. Describe your prototype, tests, local activities and training workshops.
5. Submit before Tuesday 15 December 2026, 18:00 Brussels time.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/45656490

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