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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.

2024 call for proposals

EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe
This call closed on 8 October 2024
9 topics
For example: Living Labs set-up; soil biodiversity; innovative monitoring approaches; soil health for pollinators
134.50 million
Overall indicative budget

HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01

(Dates below are indicative)

  1. 17 April 2024
    Publication of the Horizon Europe work programme for 2023-2025
  2. 25 April 2024
    Info Day
  3. 21-22 May 2024
    Horizon Europe Missions Brokerage event
  4. 8 October 2024
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  5. January 2025
    Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
  6. June 2025
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  7. As of July 2025
    Projects start
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All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

2023 call for proposals

EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe
This call closed on 20 September 2023
9 topics
For example: Discovering the subsoil; soil pollution processes; innovations to prevent and combat desertification
126 million
Overall indicative budget

HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01

(Dates below are indicative)

  1. 6 December 2022
    Publication of the Horizon Europe work programme for 2023-2024
  2. 17 January 2023
    Launch of the call for proposals
  3. 18 January 2023
    Info Day
  4. 20 September 2023
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  5. December 2023
    Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
  6. May 2024
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  7. As of June 2024
    Projects start
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All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

2022 call for proposals

2022 Soil Mission call
This call closed on 27 September
10 topics
E.g. Soil advisors; Linking soil health to nutritional and safe food; Incentives and business models; Engage with authorities to protect soil.
95 million
Overall indicative budget

HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL call

(Dates below are indicative)

  1. 12 May 2022
    Launch of the call for proposal
  2. 18 May 2022
    Info Day (virtual)
  3. 19 May 2022
    Brokerage event (virtual)
  4. 27 September 2022
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  5. December 2022
    Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
  6. May 2023
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  7. June 2023
    Projects start
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All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

2021 call for proposals

2021 Soil Mission call
This call closed on 24 March
8 topics
E.g. Soil advisors; Linking soil health to nutritional and safe food; Incentives and business models; Engage with authorities to protect soil.
62 million
Overall indicative budget

HORIZON-MISS-2021-SOIL call

(Dates below are indicative)

  1. 22 December 2021
    Launch of the call for proposal
  2. 19 January 2022
    Info Day (virtual)
  3. 24 March 2022
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  4. June 2022
    Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected (tbc)
  5. November 2022
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  6. December 2022
    Projects start
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All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

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