Check out this exclusive discussion featuring two colleagues from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and REA. Learn what you should pay attention to when applying for Horizon Europe funding that supports the Soil Mission.
The European Commission is looking for innovative ideas on 15 areas including water governance and water use, consumer-focused labelling options for bio-based products, and understanding the emergence and tackling the spread of new infectious diseases affecting humans, animals and plants. The deadline to apply is the 10th of March. Proposals for the restoration of soils should be submitted by the 24th of March.
Do you have an innovative idea, or story relating to beauty, sustainability and inclusiveness? Don’t keep it for yourself; share it and inspire others by applying to the New European Bauhaus taking place on the 9th to the 12th of June 2022. Deadline to apply is 7 March.
Research and innovation projects are turning green challenges into opportunities to support Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. To learn how, read about the EU-funded projects managed by REA: Merlin, SchoolFood4Change and FIRE-RES.
The new EU Soil Strategy for 2030 was adopted in November last year. At the European Research Executive Agency, we showcase several recently funded Horizon 2020 projects that will help to improve soil health and foster more sustainable soil management practices.
The new European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Union with an overall budget of €800 million brings together 74 research programmes and funders and environmental policy actors from Europe and beyond to help put nature back on a path of recovery. Biodiversa+ will open six calls for proposals in the coming years.
The calls for proposals closed last October with applicants to the seven calls requesting over three times more the total budget available. Evaluations are now complete and successful applicants will be informed soon.
We are looking for specialists in soil-related fields to evaluate and select the best proposals for EU research funding to restore and protect soil in Europe and beyond. Check out how to become an expert for the European Commission. If you are already in our database, do not forget to update your profile.
Potential applicants to the 2021-2022 Soil Mission calls for proposal could attend an information session last 19 January to learn about how to submit a quality proposal. Recordings are now available.
The European Commission is looking for the best innovative ideas to advance the protection and restoration of soils in Europe and beyond. The deadline to apply for EU funding is 24 March.
There are six upcoming call closures this February. Proposals for biodiversity, circular economy and clean environment calls should be submitted before 15 February. Others calls including on food systems, rural communities and climate action are closing on 23 February.
Top experts in the areas of Soil restoration and protection with experience in different areas are encouraged to apply by 7 February 12:00 CET to join the Soil Mission Board. For a period of 3 years, the members of the board will advise the European Commission on how the objectives of the EU Mission: ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ can be achieved. Their work will be remunerated.
The TRESCA project produced a video about science communication with famous animation studio Kurzgesagt. Like many other Kurzgesagt videos, this one has an important message and has proven popular on YouTube as well as on our social media channels. Check it out below.
Find out about eight EU-funded projects managed by the European Research Executive that aim to raise awareness about the contributions science makes to our lives, re-build trust in the scientific community, and prevent the spread of disinformation.
Have you received funding from the 7th Framework Programme or from Horizon 2020? Then apply to the 2022 edition of the Horizon Impact Awards. The Awards celebrate projects which received EU funding that have had a positive impact on society. Six winners will receive a prize of 25,000 € each.
The Commission’s "Enabling Open Science and Societal Engagement in Research" report has been published. 36 EU-funded Science with and for Society (SwafS) projects managed by the European Research Executive Agency contributed to its making during a workshop last July.
€60.5 million is available in research funding to reform and enhance the European research and innovation system. The funding will be spread across fifteen research topics. Deadline for submissions is the 20th of April 2022.
The Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics unveiled the Incubator House earlier this month. The Incubator House will host the Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine.
There are many benefits for farmers to adopt Precision Agriculture technologies. However, these benefits have been largely confided within scientific circles. The DRAGON project, funded through Twinning, has successfully started to fill this information gap.
A report measuring the impacts of the Horizon 2020 Widening Teaming, Twinning and ERA Chair actions has been published. The report gathers the lessons learned from Horizon 2020 and makes suggestions to help the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe.
