CDTI CERVERA 2026 for technology centers

CDTI Innovation call aimed at financing strategic R&D&I programs developed by clusters of Technology Centers and/or Technology Innovation Support Centers in strategic technologies.

The CERVERA 2026 call for Technology Centers has a budget of up to 70 million euros and is aimed at strengthening the applied research and knowledge transfer capabilities of Spanish technology centers.

🌍 Priority technology areas:

Technologies related to security and defense:

Advanced digital twins for defense capability enhancement
Quantum sensors applied to defense
Enabling technologies for vehicles in hypersonic flight
Technologies for kinetic electromagnetic systems
Advanced metamaterials and nanomaterials for defense and security applications

Civil technologies:

Circular economy
Intelligent transportation

❗Important: The projects must be developed by groups of between 4 and 7 centers. The coordinating entity must be a Technology Center. Obtaining the aid also implies the accreditation of the beneficiary as a Cervera Center of Excellence.

📊 Evaluation criteria

Strategic research and development objectives and strategic program feasibility: 40%.
Training activities and incorporation of human resources: 20%.
Internationalization: 20%.
Exploitation and dissemination of results: 20%.

☑️ Applicant requirements

Groupings of Technology Centers and/or Technological Innovation Support Centers at the national level.
The centers must be registered in the Registry of Technology Centers.
The groupings must be formed by a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 7 centers.
The coordinating entity of the cluster must be a Technology Center.
Each center may submit a maximum of 3 applications, but only one of the applications may relate to technologies of the civilian group.
Each center may act as coordinator for a maximum of 2 applications.
The members shall sign an internal agreement regulating the functioning of the grouping.

☑️ Project requirements

Strategic R&D&I programs in one or several priority technologies of the call.
The technologies included must belong to the same technological area.
Multi-year duration of 3 or 4 years.
Minimum eligible budget per project: €2,000,000.
Maximum eligible budget per project: €5,000,000.
Minimum participation per entity: 10% of the eligible budget.
Maximum participation per entity: 35% of the eligible budget.
The coordinating entity may reach up to 50% of the eligible budget.
Planned start of project: January 1, 2027.

🗓️ Deadline for submission: from 11.06.2026 to 10.07.2026

💰Maximum grant per application.

Subsidy of up to 100% of the eligible budget of the strategic program.
Eligible budget per project: between €2,000,000 and €5,000,000.
Total budget of the call: up to 70,000,000 €.
Grants awarded on a competitive basis.

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