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Horizon Europe Cluster 6 — Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources & Environment

Horizon Invasive Species Living Labs

Funds €8M living-lab projects that help communities prevent, eradicate and manage invasive alien species across European ecosystems.

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Invasive alien species damage ecosystems, economies and human and animal health, and climate and land-use changes can help them spread. This topic funds research that brings the people who manage places, use them and make decisions about them together to prevent, remove or control these species.

Projects set up at least three living labs. Each one has 10 to 20 experimental sites in real-life sett

Research and innovation for preventing, eradicating and managing invasive alien species through at least three living labs, each with 10 to 20 experimental sites in at least three EU or Associated Countries. Projects co-create and test locally adapted approaches in real-life settings, combine monitoring and management methods, assess ecological and socio-economic effects, and make FAIR data and usable solutions available to practitioners and decision-makers.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.22 Sept 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€24M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04Source: ec.europa.eu