Increasing knowledge flows to practice within AKIS via EU thematic knowledge hubs
Call 03 - single stage (2027) · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds EU-wide knowledge hubs that translate agricultural and forestry research into practical, usable knowledge for farm advisors and farmers. Two hubs will be funded, one on crop nutrition/protection and one on agrobiodiversity and pollinators, each tasked with collecting best practices, producing training materials in all EU languages, and building networks connecting researchers, advisors and end-users across at least 14 EU countries.
agriculture agritech · biodiversity · forestry · education skills · sustainable materials
Who wins this
A multi-actor consortium of research organisations, advisory services and farmer/forester representative bodies with a wide pan-European advisory network, applying to run one thematic knowledge hub (Area A or B).
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €3.5M
- Funding model
- Lump sum — paid per completed work package, no financial reporting of actual costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — from 14 countries.
- Eligible applicants
- research organisation, advisory services, non-profit, public body
- Support to third parties
- Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties (grants), up to a maximum of EUR 60,000 per third party, to involve advisors across the EU.
- Also required
- Proposals must apply the multi-actor approach, select either thematic Area A or B, ensure dissemination in at least all 24 EU official languages, and have at least 30% of people involved be impartial advisors spending half their working time advising farmers.
- Sectors
- AgriTech · Circular Economy
- 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 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout 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. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: the proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in this work programme part. 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. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds To ensure a balanced portfolio, grants will be awarded to applications not only in order of ranking but at least to one application highest ranked within each area, A and B, provided that the applications attain all thresholds. Proposals must clearly indicate the area they are applying to. are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. The support to third parties can be provided in the form of grants. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 60 000. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the specific topic of the Work Programme
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