Understanding the nature and the extent of the effects of PFAS on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: the mechanistic understanding of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) effects on biodiversity, on ecosystems and on ecosystem services is improved and evaluations of their extent are available; research needs to close knowledge gaps and to address issues on biodiversity and ecosystem services are better identified; the new knowledge…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €5.7MEU contribution per project
- €5.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
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 | 15 | 0 | SYBERAC, B-USEFUL, AquaPLAN |
| E-Science European Infrastructure For Biodiversity And Ecosystem Research Sevilla | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | BioDT, BMD, MARBEFES |
| Universitat De Barcelona Barcelona | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | SOILGUARD, Pharm-ERA, DRYvER |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | SOB4ES, BIOservicES, FutureMARES |
| Universidad De Castilla - La Mancha Ciudad Real | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | SYBERAC, SCENARIOS, PARC |
| Universidad De Almeria Almeria | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | REMEDYOS, SeaStrong |
| Universidad Politecnica De Cartagena Cartagena | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | SOILPROM, BIOservicES |
| Centro De Investigacion Ecologica Y Aplicaciones Forestales Bellaterra | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | EuropaBON, BioAgora, ALFAwetlands |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 15partners (median)
- 10countries (median)
- 11%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.
- PLAN-B – The Path Towards Addressing Adverse Impacts of Light and Noise Pollution on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystems (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-2)
- REMEDYOS – Climate-resilient integrated bio- and nature-based remediation of pfas-polluted sites (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-03)
- TerraChem – From soils to apex species: chemical pathways, effects and impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services and applications for better chemicals management (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-1)
- MAMBO – Modern Approaches to the Monitoring of BiOdiversity (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-02)
- SYBERAC – Towards a SYstems-Based, holistic Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals (SYBERAC) (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-1)
- B-USEFUL – User-oriented Solutions for Improved Monitoring and Management of Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in vulnerable European Seas (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-14)
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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.