Advancing interdisciplinary, data-driven research at the biodiversity- health interface under a One Health approach
Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society · HORIZON-RIA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds a single large research project that links biodiversity loss to human, animal and environmental health under a One Health approach. It wants teams to build at least six real world use cases, share and connect existing data across sectors using FAIR principles, and turn that work into a proof of concept and practical tools for policymakers. The goal is better data infrastructure and evidence based guidance that helps authorities protect ecosystems and prevent disease.
biodiversity · public health · environmental monitoring · data analytics · research excellence · climate adaptation
Who wins this
This suits a large, multidisciplinary consortium of research organisations, public bodies and possibly EU agencies with strong expertise across life sciences, environmental science and data management who can coordinate a wide, cross country One Health research programme.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €20M
- 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: at least 7 partners, from 7 countries.
- Eligible applicants
- research organisation, public body
- Also required
- Consortium must include at least seven independent legal entities each from a different country, with at least one in a Member State and six others in Member States or Associated Countries; decentralised EU agencies and the JRC may join with zero funding.
- 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, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout The page limit of the application is 70 pages. Admissibility conditions are described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout are described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries Eligible countries are 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 Eligibility Conditions The consortium must include, as beneficiaries, at least seven legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows: at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and at least six other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries. ECDC[[European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control]] and/or EFSA[[European Food Safety Authority]] and/or EEA[[European Environment Agency]] and/or any other relevant decentralised EU agency responsible for human, animal and environmental risk assessment may participate as member(s) of the consortium selected for funding. Applicants may include in their proposals the possible contribution of the decentralised EU agency(ies) but the decentralised EU agency(ies) will not participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal. Applicants will indicate the contribution that the decentralised EU agency(ies) could bring to the project based on the scope of the topic text. After the evaluation process, the decentralised EU agency(ies) and the consortium selected for funding may come to an agreement on the specific terms of the participation of the decentralised EU agency(ies). If an agreement is found, the decentralised EU agency(ies) may participate in the grant agreement without any funding. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding as a beneficiary with zero funding, or as an associated partner. The JRC will not participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal - see General Annex B. If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). Other eligibility conditions are described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion Financial and operational capacity and exclusion are described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes The thresholds for each criterion will be 4 (Excellence), 4 (Impact) and 4 (Implementation). The cumulative threshold will be 12. 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 Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. Legal and financial set-up of the grants are described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions Specific conditions are described in the specific topic of the Work Programme. Application and evaluation forms and additional documents: Application and