Assessing the effect of airport operations on air quality and noise in nearby communities
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Assessment of the impact of airport operations on air quality and water bodies (including biodiversity) through air quality measurements and monitoring at different spots in and around the airports as well as through in vitro testing and/or remote sensing for water quality in airports close to water bodies Contributing to the…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €3.5MEU contribution per project
- €4.1Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 174projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 2 | INDIGO, HARMONIE |
| Universidad Carlos Iii De Madrid Getafe (Madrid) | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | INDIGO, ZENITIA |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | nPETS, INCHILDHEALTH, HARMONIE |
| Aena S.M.E. Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 0 | AVIATOR, PJ04-W2 TAM, IMHOTEP |
| Instituto Nacional De Tecnica Aeroespacial Esteban Terradas Torrejon De Ardoz Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | AVIATOR, SWITCH |
| Centro De Referencia Investigacion Desarrollo E Innovacion Atm, A.I.E. Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | INDIGO, PJ04-W2 TAM, PJ04 TAM |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | EMPOWER, Net4Cities |
| Idiada Automotive Technology Sa Santa Oliva | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | LEON-T, LENS |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 13partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 17%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- AVIATOR – Assessing aViation emission Impact on local Air quality at airports: TOwards Regulation (H2020 · 2019 · LC-MG-1-1-2018)
- INDIGO – Integration and Digital Demonstration of Low-emission Aircraft Technologies and Airport Operations (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-12)
- NEEDED – Next generation data-driven reference European models and methods towards silent and green aircraft operations around airports (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-12)
- MI-TRAP – MItigating TRansport-related Air Pollution in Europe (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D5-01-18)
- EMERGE – Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions (H2020 · 2020 · MG-BG-02-2019)
- RAPTOR – Research of Aviation PM Technologies, mOdelling and Regulation (H2020 · 2019 · JTI-CS2-2018-CFP09-THT-06)
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