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ForestPathways – Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures

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Applications close on 2 Dec 2026 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time). Organisations in EU member states and Horizon Europe associated countries such as Türkiye can usually take part; the topic conditions control.

Who can apply

The Joint Call follows a two-stage application and evaluation procedure.

Pre-proposals must be submitted electronically through the FOREST Electronic Submission and Evaluation System (ESES). They will undergo a formal eligibility check by the Call Office, national/regional eligibility checks by the relevant Research Funding Organisations, and scientific evaluation by an independent International Expert Panel.

Following the first-stage evaluation, selected consortia will be invited to submit full proposals. Full proposals will undergo a further formal and national/regional eligibility check and independent scientific evaluation by the International Expert Panel.

Final recommendations for funding will be made by the Call Steering Committee on the basis of the scientific evaluation, ranking lists and available national/regional and EU funding.

Applicants must also comply with the applicable national/regional requirements set out in the Funder Regulations.

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Timing

Next deadline 2026-12-02; later cut-offs 2027-06-02. Check the call page for the exact time.

How to apply

1. This is an open call run by an EU-funded project, not an EU Funding & Tenders Portal topic: you apply to the project, usually on its own platform. A PIC or Part A/Part B forms are not needed unless the call says so.
2. Open the call page (link below) for the project’s application platform; the route is not stated in the summary.
3. Read the call guidelines for who can apply, eligible countries and the support per applicant (financial support to third parties is often a lump sum or capped amount).
4. Submit before the deadline shown above; check the call page for the exact time zone.

Guide: how open calls by EU-funded projects work, and all calls open now

From the call text

Who can apply

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Company stage

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Single applicant or consortium

Following the first-stage evaluation, selected consortia will be invited to submit full proposals.

Where applicants must be based

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Where to apply

Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Read the EU application guide

Where these facts come from

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.

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