Calls

Various sources of calls for projects are available to Walloon players in the wood industry...

Calls for projects Wallonia

Calls for projects can be found at https://recherche.wallonie.be. You can also find information on https://economiecirculaire.wallonie.be/fr

European calls for projects

• NCP Wallonia is the regional contact point in Wallonia for European funding programs, such as Horizon Europe. It helps companies in the wood industry by providing information, advice and support in preparing and submitting their research and innovation projects to the European level. For an overview, NCP Wallonie is an excellent point of entry: https://www.ncpwallonie.be/secteurs-et-appels-ouverts/
• The Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a European Union public-private partnership designed to promote innovation in the circular bioeconomy. It finances projects that transform renewable raw materials into sustainable products, thereby strengthening the circular economy and reducing dependence on fossil resources:  https://www.cbe.europa.eu/
• The Life program is the European Union's funding instrument dedicated to the environment and climate. It supports innovative projects that contribute to nature protection, energy transition, climate change mitigation and sustainable management of natural resources: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/life_en
• New European Bauhaus : https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu
• New European Bauhaus Academy: https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/about/neb-academy_en

Useful networks

• Innovawood: https://innovawood.com/
• BIC: Biobased Industry Consortium: https://biconsortium.eu/
• COST: 10R Wood Cycles (European project on post-consumer wood recovery). Contact: Isabelle Rausin, IIS Valbowal coordinator: i.rausin@uliege.be