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This round is closed. The next round and similar open calls are listed below. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
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Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
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Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
As a result of unsustainable human activities, the global population of wild species is estimated to have fallen by more than 70% over the last 50 years[1]. This is notably documented for bird populations, with long-term trends demonstrating that Europe has experienced a major decline in biodiversity[2]. Some species that were considered common in the past have recently been assessed as threatened or endangered.
Proposals should support the implementation of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030, and particularly target 4: “by 2030, significant areas of degraded and carbon-rich ecosystems are restored. Habitats and species show no deterioration in conservation trends and status; and at least 30% reach favourable conservation status or at least show a positive trend”, the EU legislation on biodiversity protection and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), especially target 4: “Halt Species Extinction, Protect Genetic Diversity, and Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts”.
Successful proposals should:
Proposals should foresee appropriate resources to ensure close cooperation with the EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) and its Science Service. Cooperation with the European partnership Biodiversa+ should also be ensured.
International cooperation is encouraged, when relevant, especially in the cases of migratory species or species with transboundary populations.
[1] WWF (2024) Living Planet Report 2024 – A System in Peril. WWF, Gland, Switzerland
[2] European Environment Agency 2023
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Applicants submitting a proposal for a blind evaluation (see General Annex F) must not disclose their organisation names, acronyms, logos nor names of personnel in the proposal abstract and Part B of their first-stage application (see General Annex E).
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
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 Eligible Conditions
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
The first-stage proposals of this topic will be evaluated blindly.
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: 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
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
Standard application form (HE RIA IA Stage 1 BLIND)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA) 
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA and CSA Stage 1 BLIND)
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Applicants asked the EU 5 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
Proposals can address single species of multiple species. Proposals should select species and justify their choice. The topic is open to species from all realms and taxa. However the proposals should be targeted enough to ensure they can (aim) to provide actionable solutions.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 2 Mar 2026
Yes, proposals under this topic should select common or widespread wild species (species present in the EU and in Horizon Europe associated countries) undergoing a rapid decline, not easily explained. Livestock and domesticated species are not in the scope of this topic.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 13 Mar 2026
This is not specified in the topic, and this is highly dependent on the species selected for study in the proposals. International cooperation is encouraged when relevant, particularly in the case of species that suffer declines across a wider area in the EU, migratory species or species with transboundary populations but is not mandatory.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 11 Mar 2026
Proposals should select species facing an ongoing rapid decline, justifying their choice. The associated habitats can also be in the scope of the research but the primary aim of the proposal should be to explain the decline of the species, identify and implement the research that is needed to resolve the knowledge gap and aim to identify, as an outcome of the project actionable solutions to address the decline. There is not restriction on the type of ecosystems or species the projects should address.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 2 Mar 2026
Proposals should justify the gap in knowledge of the drivers of decline for specific species or species group and justify their selection of species to be researched. This can be understood at the local and temporal scale (e.g. unexplained decline of certain populations in a given area, sudden decline of a previously well-established species). Thus the case of otherwise widespread and abundant species for which only certain populations are experiencing a significant decline could be selected.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 19 Feb 2026
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
View on EU portal ↗Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal · synced 2026-11-09
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