Under Horizon Europe, the European Commission funds research and innovation in order to protect and restore soils in Europe and beyond. This funding is in line with the EU Mission A Soil Deal for Europe.
2026 calls
Candidates can apply to single-stage and two-stage calls.
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-MISS-2026-05 (Single Stage)
Call timeline
- 10 December 2025Launch of the Work Programme 2026-2027
- 20-21 January 2026Info Day
- 04 February 2026Launch of the call for proposals
- 23 September 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- 23 February 2027Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- 26 May 2027Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-two-stage (Two Stage)
Call timeline
- 10 December 2025Launch of the Work Programme 2026-2027
- 20-21 January 2026Info Day
- 28-29 January 2026Brokerage event
- 12 February 2026Launch of the call for proposals
- 14 April 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
- At evaluations’ closingApplicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (First Stage)
- 15 September 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- 18 February 2027Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (Second Stage)
- 18 May 2027Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
2025 calls
Consult the calls for proposals on the Funding and Tenders portal.
HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 22-23 May 2025Info Day
- 30 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- 1 March 2026Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- May 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- June 2026Projects start
HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-two-stage
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 22-23 May 2025Info Day
- 04 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
- 18 February 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- 18 July 2026Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
- October 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- November 2026Projects start
Previous Mission Soil projects selected for funding
For the full list of funded projects under Mission Soil between 2021-25, please visit the Mission Soil Platform website.
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