Under Horizon Europe, the European Commission funds research and innovation that protects biodiversity and ecosystems on land, inland water and sea.
2026 call
There are two separate calls: single-stage and two-stage.
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.
HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV (Single stage)
Single-stage call timeline
- 10 December 2025Launch of the Work Programme 2026-2027
- 21 January 2026Brokerage event
- 22-23 January 2026Info days
- 17 April 2026Launch of the call
- 17 September 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- January 2027Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- May 2027Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01-twostage
Two-stage call timeline
- 10 December 2025Launch of the Work Programme 2026-2027
- 21 January 2026Brokerage event
- 22-23 January 2026Info Days
- 12 February 2026Launch of the call
- 16 April 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
- January 2027Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (First Stage)
- 23 September 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- July 2027Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (Second Stage)
- May 2027Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
2025 calls
See all calls on the Funding and Tenders Portal.
HORIZON-CL6-2025-BIODIV (Single stage)
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call
- 20-21 May 2025Info days
- 27 May 2025Brokerage event
- 17 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
169 proposals submitted
- Mid December 2025Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- 20 May 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- June 2026Projects start
HORIZON-CL6-2025-BIODIV (Two-stage call)
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call
- 20-21 May 2025Info Days
- 27 May 2025Brokerage event
- 04 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
87 proposals submitted in first stage
- 04 December 2025Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (First Stage)
- 18 February 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- July 2026Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (Second Stage)
- 21 October 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects (tbc)
- November 2026Projects start
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