Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: learning from the past to improve future soil health
Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 . Moreover, activities should also contribute to meeting the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals [1] . Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: policymakers and other relevant stakeholders have improved access to knowledge and…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €7MEU contribution per project
- €6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 74projects 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 11 | 1 | SMS, PREPSOIL, TUdi |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 5 | 2 | SOB4ES, LivingSoiLL, SoilPATH |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 5 | 0 | SUS-SOIL, NOVASOIL, iCOSHELLs |
| Agrisat Iberia Sl Albacete | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | LandPrint, TUdi, NBSoil |
| Eit Food Clc South S.L. Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | SOILBIOMASS+, NATI00NS |
| Fundacion Fundecyt - Parque Cientifico Y Tecnologico De Extremadura Badajoz | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | PREPSOIL, HuMUS, NATI00NS |
| Fundacion Empresa Universidad Gallega Santiago De Compostela | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | SUS-SOIL, SoilPATH, SOILRES |
| Universidad De Granada Granada | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | HuMUS, SOSVITI, SOILCRATES |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 19partners (median)
- 11countries (median)
- 19%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
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- AUSO – African Union Soil Observatory (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-09)
- LandPrint – Mapping the human imprint: drivers, costs, and solutions for soil health across europe (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-02)
- SOILBIOMASS+ – Co-creating Sustainable Biomass Production and Soil Health Restoration for Diverse European Lansdcapes (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-07)
- SMS – Soil Mission Support: Towards a European research and innovation roadmap on soils and land management (H2020 · 2020 · FNR-04-2020)
- SOILCHAINS – Global SOIL impacts of the bio-based value CHAINS from EU demand (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-05)
- SaliNova – Advancing Europe’s Capacity to Monitor, Predict and Manage Soil Salinization for Adaptation and Mitigation with Novel Data and Tools (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-11)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.