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    HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-07

    Back to earth: bringing communities and citizens closer to soil

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    Research and Innovation and other actions to support the implementation of mission A Soil Deal for Europe · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners

    14 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €6M
    Indicative, per project
    ~1
    Grants expected
    70
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds a coordination project that connects artists, cultural organisations, scientists and citizens to raise public awareness about soil health and get more people involved in protecting and restoring soil. The project will build a network, run awareness campaigns, organise public festivals, and re-grant a portion of its budget to smaller local or regional projects doing similar creative soil-awareness work across Europe.

    environmental monitoring · biodiversity · social innovation · civil society democracy · creative cultural · education skills

    Who wins this

    A consortium bringing together cultural and creative organisations, artists, soil scientists and public authorities to run a Europe-wide network and re-granting scheme that boosts public engagement with soil protection through creative and artistic activities.

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €6M
    Funding model
    Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Eligible applicants
    research organisation, public body, non-profit, civil society organisation, cultural and creative industries, international organisation
    Support to third parties
    Grants to third parties up to EUR 150,000 each, with total third-party support not exceeding 40% of EU funding.
    Also required
    Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach; legal entities in non-associated third countries and certain international organisations (e.g., UNESCO) are exceptionally eligible.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System 2. Eligible countries: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. International organisations with headquarters in a Member State or associated country are exceptionally eligible for funding. If eligible for funding, legal entities established in non-associated third countries may exceptionally participate in this Coordination and support action as a beneficiary or affiliated entity. The following additional eligibility criteria apply: Proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in the introduction to this Mission. 3. Other eligibility conditions: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes Beneficiaries should provide financial support to third parties. The support to third parties can only be provided in the form of grants.The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 150 000. This should allow projects and initiatives to have the appropriate scale and ambition needed to achieve the objectives of the actions described under the scope. The financial support to third parties should not exceed 40% of the EU funding. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes Specific conditions 7. Specific conditions: described in the specific topic of the Work Programme

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 70 past winners

    WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY · NL
    18 wins
    led 3
    STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH · NL
    15 wins
    led 1
    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES
    14 wins
    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT · FR
    14 wins
    led 2
    AARHUS UNIVERSITET · DK
    14 wins
    led 4
    EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK · BE
    12 wins
    led 2

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