[Europa][FWO] FOREST JC2026: Open call

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De eerste cofund-oproep voor projectfinanciering werd gelanceerd binnen het nieuwe Horizon Europe-partnerschap ‘FOREST:

TOPIC 1 – Climate-Resilient Forest Systems (“How forests function and respond to climate change”).
TOPIC 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems (“How forests should be managed under changing conditions”).
TOPIC 3 – Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products (“How wood is transformed into innovative products”).
TOPIC 4 – Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance (“How forest-based sectors, markets and governance are organised”).

Deadline pre-proposal: 2 december 2026, 13:00

Deadline full proposal: 2 juni 2027

Projectfinanciering via FWO SBO- en FO-kanaal
Max. 350 000 EUR per project (inclusief overhead)
Projectduur: 3 jaar

Let op!

Onderzoekers uit Vlaanderen die bij het FWO financiering aanvragen dienen naast het FOREST-projectvoorstel eveneens een administratieve aanvraag in te dienen, via het FWO e-loket:

FO-projecten: aanvraagtype ‘Research projects – European programme fundamental research’
SBO-projecten: aanvraagtype ‘strategic basic research projects (SBO)’

Het FWO raadt onderzoekers aan om voor indiening contact op te nemen omtrent de ontvankelijkheidscriteria. Dit om de onontvankelijkheid van de Vlaamse onderzoeker(s) individueel, en het consortium als geheel, te vermijden.

Voor inhoudelijke begeleiding kan u terecht bij Sylvia Gildemyn.
Gelieve het projectbudget minstens 5 werkdagen voor indiening voor te leggen aan Team Vlaams-Federaal

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The first cofund call for project funding was launched under the new Horizon Europe Partnership ‘FOREST’:

TOPIC 1 – Climate-Resilient Forest Systems (“How forests function and respond to climate change”).
TOPIC 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems (“How forests should be managed under changing conditions”).
TOPIC 3 – Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products (“How wood is transformed into innovative products”).
TOPIC 4 – Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance (“How forest-based sectors, markets and governance are organised”).

Deadline pre-proposal: 2 December 2026, 13:00

Deadline full proposal: 2 June 2027

Project funding through the FWO SBO- and FO funding channel
Max. 350 000 EUR per project (overhead included)
Project duration: 3 years

Please note:

Applicants for FWO funding must submit an administrative application via the FWO e-loket:

For fundamental research projects (FO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme fundamental research’;
For strategic basis research projects (SBO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme strategic basic research’.

Researchers are strongly advised to contact the FWO before submission regarding the eligibility criteria. This to avoid the ineligibility of a researcher individually, and the project consortium as a whole.

Please contact Sylvia Gildemyn for questions regarding the content of the proposal.
Please send the project budget to Team National Funding at least 5 work days before submission.