Grants8 logo Grants8
Login Create account

Grant Details

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/data/topicDetails/11081COMPETITIVE_CALLen

Grant Analysis

Purpose & Target

This grant aims to support pilot projects focused on linking long-term forest monitoring sites with remote sensing techniques to better assess the impact of climate change and climatic extremes on trees and forests. It is part of the FORWARDS project, which seeks to prototype a pan-European ForestWard Observatory. - Target recipients: Organizations and entities capable of working with and enhancing existing forest monitoring networks (e.g., ICP Forests, ICOS, LTER sites). - SECTOR-SPECIFIC: This grant is specific to the forestry and environmental monitoring sectors, with a strong focus on climate change impact assessment. - Geographic scope: Projects must operate across Europe, implying a pan-European coverage. - Key filtering criteria: Focus on leveraging existing forest monitoring sites, applying hyperspectral (preferably aircraft-based) remote sensing, and providing ground-truthing data. - Grant frequency: This is a specific call within the ongoing Horizon Europe FORWARDS project.

Financial Structure

  • Total budget for this call: 145,000 EUR.
  • Minimum grant amount per application: Not specified.
  • Maximum grant amount per application: Not specified.
  • Co-financing or matching fund requirements: Not explicitly stated.
  • Eligible and ineligible costs: Not specified in the provided information.
  • Payment schedule and mechanisms: Not specified.
  • Financial reporting and audit requirements: Not specified.
  • Indirect cost policies: Not specified.

Eligibility Requirements

Organization Type
  • Eligible organization types are not explicitly defined, but the focus on 'existing forest monitoring sites' (like ICP Forests, ICOS, LTER) strongly implies eligibility for:
  • Universities
  • Public research institutes
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in environmental monitoring or research
  • Other research-focused entities involved in forestry or climate science.
Specific Qualifications
  • Must be able to work with and enhance existing long-term forest monitoring sites.
  • Expertise in applying hyperspectral remote sensing approaches (aircraft-based preferred).
  • Capability to provide relevant ground-truthing data to validate remote sensing information.
Geographic Location
  • Organizations must be based in countries across Europe, as the project aims for 'pan-European' coverage.
  • Implied eligibility for entities from EU Member States and potentially Horizon Europe associated countries.

Application Process

Application Deadlines and Submission
  • Application deadline: 2025-09-21 23:00:00+0000.
  • Submission model: Single-stage deadline.
Required Documentation and Materials
  • Application form, Part A
  • Application form, Part B
  • Grant agreement template (for review)
Application Procedure Project Implementation Timeline
  • Grant duration: 18 Months.
  • Key milestones and deliverables timeline: Not detailed in the provided information but will be defined within the project plan.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the provided grant information. Applicants should refer to the official 'Call for grants' and 'Grant submission guidelines' documents available via the provided external link (https://efi.int/grants-training/grants/G-04-2025) for specific scoring factors and priorities. Typically, Horizon Europe projects evaluate proposals based on criteria such as excellence, impact, and quality and efficiency of implementation.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Technical Specifications
  • Projects should apply hyperspectral (preferentially aircraft-based) remote sensing approaches.
  • Projects must provide the relevant ground-truthing to link ground-based information with remote sensing.
Project Context and Objectives
  • This call is an integral part of the FORWARDS (The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests) Horizon Europe project.
  • The goal is to prototype the ForestWard Observatory, a pan-European tool for monitoring and evaluating climate change impacts on forests and guiding management decisions.
  • Focus on increasing the potential of existing forest monitoring sites (e.g., ICP Forests, ICOS, LTER sites) to better assess the impact of climate and climatic extremes.
Ethical and Data Considerations
  • Data protection and privacy regulations: Not explicitly mentioned, but standard for Horizon Europe projects.
  • Ethical standards: Not explicitly mentioned, but standard for Horizon Europe projects.

Grant Details

forest monitoring climate change remote sensing hyperspectral imaging ground-truthing environmental science forestry ecosystem monitoring climate impact european forests research and development observatory climate resilience ecological data
Pilots of long-term climate impact forest monitoring sites: Linking stand-level information and remote sensing
11081COMPETITIVE_CALLen
Horizon Europe - The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests (FORWARDS)
UNIVERSITY PUBLIC NGO OTHER
AT BE BG HR CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT RO SK SI ES SE OTHER
ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
OTHER
SDG13 SDG15
FUNDING RESEARCH_DEVELOPMENT
145000.00
None
None
EUR
None
Sept. 21, 2025, 11 p.m.
None