We are pleased to announce that the SMART 9th Call for Projects is open. From now until 22th of January 2026 you can send us your Project Outlines.
The Project Outline (PO) provides a short overview of the concept, the objectives of the project and the partnership even if they are not entirely settled. This document allows early advice and feedback from the evaluators. This step is highly recommended, but participants may submit a Full Project Proposal straightforward.
The PO is used for the pre-selection of proposals, preliminary information and budget discussions between the SMART organisation and the respective Public Authorities and for general information exchange within the SMART organisation. It enables an initial selection among the different submitted ideas, while keeping the workload of consortia to a minimum.
As in the previous editions, SMART will be using the Cluster Project Tool that will enable participants to enter the key project data into the system to automate some subsequent tasks.
PO Proposers’ Day will be held in Dublin (Ireland) on October 14th 2025
If you have an Innovative Project Idea on Advanced Manufacturing and you want to form an International Consortium to develop it, join us at the on–site event we are organising, set to take place within Call 9 in Dublin (Ireland) at Enterprise Ireland´s premises on the 14th of October.
This year, the event spans two days: October 14th will feature morning pitching sessions for project partnerships and afternoon B2B meetings. On October 15th, we are currently working on putting together a day of visits to key centres and leading companies in the region.
You can find detailed information and register for the event in the 9th SMART PO Proposers’ Day website.
9th Call Calendar
The main milestones of the SMART 8th Call for Projects are:
- 14th October 2025: PO Proposers’ Day.
- 22nd January 2026: Deadline for PO (11:00am CET)
- 27th February 2026: Announcement Invitation to Present FPP.
- 27th April 2026: Deadline for FPP (11:00am CEST)
Research and Innovation Domains
The new and updated SMART Technology Roadmap illustrates the technology areas and developments that are needed to take a big step in the competitiveness of the European manufacturing industry. It includes six main Research and Innovation Domains, with expanded scope and references to new sectors not previously covered. Submitted proposals must cover any of these topics:
- Advanced Manufacturing Processes
- Intelligent & Adaptive Manufacturing Systems
- Design safe, sustainable and digital products
- Digital, Virtual & Efficient Companies
- Human Manufacturing
- Sustainable Manufacturing Towards a Circular Economy
- Customer-Based manufacturing
- New Business Models
