Understanding and tackling the decline of insects
Call 01 - single stage (2026) · HORIZON-RIA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds research to better understand why insect populations are collapsing (down roughly 75% in three decades) and to develop practical ways to reverse this decline. Projects should study lesser-known insect groups, map their diversity and status using genomic and taxonomic tools, identify the causes behind the decline, and test strategies to protect and restore insect habitats. The goal is to give policymakers and land managers the knowledge and tools they need to protect insects and the ecosystem services they provide.
biodiversity · environmental monitoring · genomics · climate adaptation · agriculture agritech
Who wins this
A multidisciplinary research consortium with expertise in entomology, ecology, genomics and biodiversity monitoring, aiming to generate FAIR data on insect decline and inform EU biodiversity policy.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €6.5M
- Funding model
- Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Also required
- Detailed eligibility, financial, and evaluation conditions are set out in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes rather than in this topic text.
- 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 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 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 described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions
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