Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Recent wars, some of which are taking place on or near EU borders, in particular Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine and thehumanitarian disaster in Gaza, are causing not only tragic loss of life and human suffering, but also serious environmental degradation in all ecosystems, terrestrial and aquatic, and consequently loss of biodiversity.
Beyond EU borders, conflict and vulnerability persist in areas where communities are affected by recurrent or endemic conflict, without real efforts to rebuild, let alone build better and greener infrastructure.
In this context, the options for the reconstruction process offered by innovative biological solutions should be explored and exploited.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals for topics under this destination should set out a credible pathway contributing to “achieving healthy soils and forests, as well as clean air, fresh and marine water, whilst ensuring water resilience and the transition to a clean, competitive and circular economy and sustainable bioeconomy”, and more specifically to one or more of the following impacts:
- innovative circular and bio-based materials, products, processes and value chains are developed for the consumers and industry, replacing unsustainable alternatives and leading to new and more sustainable approaches for managing waste materials and by-products, aiming at pollution prevention and remediation, and the promotion of new forms of cooperation between diverse economic and societal actors across sectors and territories;
- industry and consumers benefit from new opportunities both through sustainable novel products in line with ecodesign principles, and novel circular business models that have a mitigating impact on resource use and greenhouse gas emissions;
- innovative business and governance models, are advanced to foster safe and sustainable product design. This includes durability, reliability, reusability, upgradability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content, and circularity with a comprehensive approach addressing environmental impacts also at a territorial level and involving civil society in fostering a circular economy;
- large-scale diffusion of social and technological innovation across circular and bioeconomy sectors within planetary boundaries thanks to innovative, socially fair, climate-neutral, circular, bio-based and nature-based solutions;
- the full potential of marine and freshwater biological resources and blue biotechnology is leveraged to deliver societal benefits, such as more environment-friendly industrial products and processes, support public health and environmental conservation;
- actors in the forest sector foster the multi-functionality of forests based on the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental and social), enhancing a sustainable and circular bioeconomy including support to business development; restoring and protecting biodiversity and ecosystems, ensuring that ecosystem services continue to be delivered including mitigating and adapting to climate change; and delivering societal expectations including well-being of different actors.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €4.00 million.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Land Development
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Public Administration
- Regional Development
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Businesses
- Central Government
- Legal Entities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
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.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy