Strategic Integrated Projects – Environment

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Code: 36405 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-STRAT-ENV-SIP-two-stage | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

The aim is to support the full implementation of the following plans and strategies:

• Circular Economy
• Waste
• Water
• Air
• Noise

SIPs (‘Strategic Integrated Projects’) should aim to fully implement the above strategies. This may not mean that the SIPs will cover all the actions foreseen in the strategy/plan or that the strategy/plan will be fully implemented during the lifetime of the SIPs. However, the SIPs should include strategic actions to catalyse a process and mobilise additional commitments and funding that will lead, in due course, to the full implementation of the plan or strategy.

SIPs should promote the coordination and mobilisation of other relevant EU, national or private funding sources for the implementation of complementary measures or actions outside the SIPs within the framework of the targeted plan or strategy, giving priority to EU funding.

Strategic Nature Projects

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Code: 36403 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-STRAT-NAT-SNAP-two-stage | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

SNaPs target the implementation of the following types of plans, strategies or action plans required by specific EU environmental legislation or policy:

• the Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAF) pursuant to Article 8 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive) and;
• National restoration plans pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and the Council on Nature Restoration and;
• other plans or strategies adopted at international, national, regional or multiregional level by nature and biodiversity authorities, that implement EU nature and/or biodiversity policy or legislation (e.g. EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, Nature Restauration Regulation, EU Pollinators Initiative, Invasive Alien Species Regulation) which foresee specific and measurable actions, or targets, with a clear timeline and budget.

SNaPs should aim at the full implementation of the targeted plan/strategy/action plan and, together with the complementary measures needed to achieve full implementation, remove all remaining administrative, financial, structural and other barriers for its implementation.

They should support the plan/strategy/action plan on a large territorial scale, meaning regional, multi-regional, national or transnational.

They should typically be coordinated by the authority responsible for the implementation of the plan/strategy/action plan (see consortium composition requirements in section 6) and must involve the stakeholders that are instrumental for its successful implementation.

SNaPs should also include a mobilisation and coordination mechanism for additional funding sources for the complementary measures (EU, national, private, etc.).

The objective of a SNaP project is to support the achievement of EU nature and biodiversity objectives by implementing coherent programmes of action in Member States in order to mainstream those objectives and priorities into other policies and financing instruments.

Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities (PLP) for the green transition in Urban spaces

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Code: 36400 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-PLP-URBAN | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The proposed projects under the topic shall aim to address the following specific priority identified by the Member States: Accelerating the green transition in urban spaces by testing integrated innovative solutions addressing energy, nature and climate.

Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities in the fields of Nature & Biodiversity and Circular Economy & Quality of Life

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Code: 36398 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-PLP-NAT-ENV | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The proposed seven (7) specific priorities under this topic shall aim to address the following specific needs identified by the Member States in the sub-programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life and in the sub-programme Nature and Biodiversity.

Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities in the field of Clean Energy Transition

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Code: 36395 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-PLP-ENER | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The proposed projects under this topic shall aim to address the following specific needs identified by the Member States in the sub-programme ‘Clean Energy Transition‘: Real world energy consumption of energy-related products.

Nature and Biodiversity

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Code: 36393 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-SAP-NAT-NATURE | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

Under this topic, projects shall lead to a smart and outcome-based implementation of the EU nature and biodiversity legislation14 and the EU biodiversity strategy for 203015. Only wild flora and fauna and natural and semi-natural habitats may be targeted.
They shall fall under at least one of the two following areas of intervention:

• Intervention area: “Space for Nature”
  Any project aimed at improving the condition of species or habitats through areabased conservation or restoration measures falls within the eligible scope of the intervention area “Space for Nature”.
• Intervention area: “Safeguarding our species”
  Any project aimed at improving the condition of species (or, in the case of invasive alien species, reducing their impact) through any relevant activities other than area based conservation or restoration measures falls within the scope of the intervention area “Safeguarding our species”.

Nature Governance and Information

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Code: 36390 | Identifier Code: LIFE-2025-SAP-NAT-GOV | Programme name: 10710 | Start submission calls: 24/04/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The present Call topic targets Standard Action Projects (SAP) aimed at achieving the objectives of the LIFE Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme by improving governance and information at all levels (as defined in sections 1 and 2 of the Call document).

This call topic focuses exclusively on governance and information projects.

Under this topic, projects shall lead to a smart and outcome-based implementation of the EU nature and biodiversity legislation.

Projects should cover one or more of the following general objectives:

• Behavioural change and awareness-raising initiatives
• Compliance assurance, as well as public participation and access to justice

Promoting complementary pathways linked to education

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Code: 36388 | Identifier Code: AMIF-2025-TF2-AG-INTE-04-PATHWAYS | Programme name: 18714 | Start submission calls: 03/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The general objective of the topic is to increase the impact and the sustainability of complementary pathways linked to education by increasing the number of admission places offered to refugees and the quality of the programmes.

This should be achieved via one or more of the following specific objectives:

• Facilitated enrolment of persons in need of protection displaced in a non-EU country in European higher education institutions or recognised institutions offering vocational education and training, with a particular focus on areas of studies linked to the needs of the EU labour market;
• Creation of the necessary (facilitated) procedures and support structures to enable admission of skilled persons in need of international protection through complementary education pathway programmes. The procedures and structures developed should match the needs of the specific refugees to be admitted in education programmes and, at the same time, be replicable and serve as a footprint for admissions in the future.
• Promotion of new initiatives or improvement of existing ones led by local actors in the receiving country, e.g., civil society organisations, diaspora communities, local authorities, etc.
• Increased sustainability of programmes for pathways linked to education by leveraging funding tools during and post implementation of projects.
• Increased direct involvement of relevant Member States’ authorities in legal pathways programmes.

European Initiatives – National Development (PRIMA)

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Code: 36382 | Identifier Code: P2P/PRIMA/0525 | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 09/05/2025 | End submission calls: 15/07/2025

Participation in the European PRIMA Partnership aims to encourage Cypriot organisations to participate in international research and development projects related to water management, agroecology and food systems. In addition, it aims at networking and cooperation of Cypriot organisations with foreign organisations through their participation in international research and development projects.

Closing date of call:

• 08/07/2025 (PRIMA)
• 15/7/2025 (IRIS)

Vision ERC

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Code: 36373 | Identifier Code: VISION ERC/0525 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 09/05/2025 | End submission calls: 17/12/2025

The VISION ERC Programme aims to promote scientific excellence, which constitutes a fundamental basis for the sustainable development of the RTDI System, through the funding of pioneering research projects in cutting-edge areas. The Program must contribute to creating growth prospects for the local economy and addressing contemporary social and other challenges.

Submission Deadline: Open Call until 17 December 2025 13:00 or the exhaustion of the available budget.

Measures to support Member States in the field of protection of children in migration

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Code: 36369 | Identifier Code: AMIF-2025-TF2-AG-INTE-05-CHILDREN | Programme name: 18714 | Start submission calls: 03/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The objective of the topic is to stimulate and support capacity building and the sharing of experience among national authorities and other stakeholders on how to conduct age assessment in line with the multi-disciplinary approach required by Article 25 of the Asylum Procedures Regulation (2024/1348). (’APR’).

The number of migrant children arriving to the EU unaccompanied or separated from their parents has been again on the rise over the last years. Upon arrival on EU territory, it is important to promptly identify among the migrants the children who are travelling unaccompanied or separated from their families. When unaccompanied children are not identified promptly after arrival, they may face inadequate reception conditions, not receive the specific representation and support that they need, or they may even face administrative detention in relation to their migration status, along with adults. They will also be at greater risk of falling into the hands of traffickers or becoming victims of crime or exploitation.
The identity and age of migrant children is often unclear, as many arrive without documentation. Determining the age of the person is essential in order to be able to channel the person to the appropriate procedure and reception. When there are substantiated doubts about an applicant’s age, the authorities may carry out a so-called “age assessment” – defined as “the process by which authorities seek to establish the chronological age, or range of age, of a person in order to determine whether an individual is a child or not”. The surge in the arrival of unaccompanied migrant children in the last few years also had an impact on the way in which age assessments were carried out in the Member States.  Α sufficient coordination mechanism on national level for taking into account the input from different experts should be in place while implementing the multidisciplinary approach.

Despite the existing guidance on age assessment, it is clear from the Member States feedback that for a more harmonised approach across the EU and for getting Pact-ready, further support for building capacity and enhancing knowledge about multidisciplinary age assessment is needed.

PEDvolution Open Call for Demonstrators: Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)

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Code: 36360 | Identifier Code: PEDvolution | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 01/05/2025 | End submission calls: 30/06/2025

The PEDvolution project invites applications from Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) to participate in an open call aimed at demonstrating and validating innovative energy solutions.

Investigate quantum sensing and computing applied to ATM

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Code: 36357 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03-WA1-3 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

This topic is focused on the Investigation of quantum sensing and computing applied to ATM.

• Quantum computing (QC) applications in ATM
• Post-quantum cryptography in ATM
• Quantum sensing applications

Fast-track U3 U-space advanced services and CNS capabilities

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Code: 36355 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA6-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Collaborative interface with ATC: dynamic airspace reconfiguration (ATM/U-space)
• Operation of open and certified drones in controlled airspace without dynamic airspace reconfiguration (DAR)
• Enhanced drone flight authorisation processes
• U-space tactical separation management service for drones
• Enhanced ground risk assessment
• Enhanced geofencing service
• Low-ground-risk DAA-based drone operations in drone only geozones
• Altimetry for drones in very low level (VLL)
• Separation between uncontrolled crewed VFR flights and drones
• Multidimensional optimised U-space flight planning and authorisation processes
• Counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems’ services for airport operations
• U-space advanced data exchange and communication service
• Infrastructure monitoring services
• Mitigation of noise impacts of open and specific category drones

Fundamental research for other topics

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Code: 36353 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03-WA1-4 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Fundamental research is typically curiosity-driven and explores new and innovative research areas for air traffic management (ATM), which are at TRL0. The objective is to bring new knowledge encouraging scientists to develop innovative ideas, concepts, emerging technologies, methods, and theories that explore the current boundary of knowledge on ATM/U-space and that have potential for the evolution of the future air traffic management / U-space system. Exploration of the potential benefits of the application of interdisciplinary methods is considered positive and in scope.

The scope under this topic covers any ATM/U-space research area not covered by the development priorities for fundamental research (FR-1, FR-2 or FR-3) described in previous topics.

The proposals shall demonstrate their innovation / breakthrough potential, justify how the scope of the proposed research is aligned to the ATM Master Plan vision and how the expected outcomes will contribute to one or more of the five key transformation levers described in the ATM Master Plan.

ATM impact on climate change

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Code: 36351 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03-WA1-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

This topic is focused on the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) impact on climate change.

• Noise and air quality pollutants
• Atmospheric physics for aviation (extreme weather events)
• Multi-scale multi-pollutant air quality systems (CO2 and non-CO2)
• Development of the environmental performance-monitoring toolkit (CO2 and non-CO2) to include new entrants
• Validation of novel metrics in support of environmental impact assessment in ATM and U-space (noise, emissions CO2 and non-CO2)
• Integrated platforms for the nowcasting and forecasting of multiple atmospheric hazards
• Contrails

Increased automation assistance for the pilot for ATM tasks

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Code: 36349 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA5-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Single pilot operations (SiPO)
• Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance flight crew capabilities
• Advanced on-board systems and procedures in support of highly automated ATM operations
• Flight-deck support for ATS B2 CPDLC v2/v4 on the airport surface
• Automation of QNH transmission between ground system and aircraft

Transition towards high performance of air-ground connectivity (multilink)

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Code: 36347 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA2-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals may include other research elements beyond the proposed research elements below if they are justified by their contribution to achieve the expected outcomes of the topic and are fully aligned with the development priorities defined in the European ATM Master Plan.

• Hyper Connected ATM
• Complete the development of digital voice CONOPS and technical capability
• Aircraft as a sensor

Next generation ATS platform for airport operations

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Code: 36345 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA4-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Research aims at developing the next generation of airport platforms, considering state-of-the-art ground technologies while leveraging innovative solutions and new aircraft capabilities aiming to achieve level 4 of automation as outlined in the Master Plan and by considering a trustworthy AI approach.

Support to programme execution framework on performance

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Code: 36342 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA7-1 | Programme name: 20969 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The scope covers the support to SESAR performance related activities,  architecture activities (i.e., architecture modelling framework and support) and performance activities.

Regarding the performance dimension, the SESAR performance management process steers the overall R&I work, with reference to the SESAR performance ambitions and associated benefits specified in the European ATM Master Plan. It is based on the application of the baselined SESAR performance framework (SPF). The SESAR performance management process reconciles and maps the performance assessments and results delivered by the R&I projects with the SESAR Master Plan performance ambitions. It also ensures aggregating these results through the simulation of the relevant SESAR Solutions with the objective of delivering an ECAC-wide performance view, consolidation of performance results of on-going development activities, etc.).