Under Horizon Europe, the European Commission funds research and innovation in order to protect and restore soils in Europe and beyond. This funding is in line with the EU Mission A Soil Deal for Europe.
2025 calls
There are single-stage and two-stage calls. For the single-stage call for proposals, applicants submit a final proposal by the call deadline. For the two-stage call for proposals, applicants submit an outline application (maximum 10 pages) by the first deadline which will be evaluated against only two award criteria: ‘Excellence’ and ‘Impact’. Successful applicants are invited to submit a full proposal by the second deadline, which will be evaluated against the full set of award criteria. First-stage proposals of two-stage submissions will be evaluated blindly, and applicants may not disclose their identity in Part B of their proposal.
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- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 22-23 May 2025Info Day
- 30 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- 1 March 2026Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- May 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- June 2026Projects start
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- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 22-23 May 2025Info Day
- 04 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
- 18 February 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- 18 July 2026Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- October 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- November 2026Projects start
2024 call for proposals
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(Dates below are indicative)
- 8 May 2024Launch of the call for proposals
- 21-22 May 2024Horizon Europe Missions Brokerage event
- 8 October 2024Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
- January 2025Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
- June 2025Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- As of July 2025Projects start
- December 2023Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
- May 2024Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- December 2022Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
- May 2023Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- 24 March 2022Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
- June 2022Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
- November 2022Grant agreement signature for successful projects
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