On Friday, June 16 the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels and the National Science Centre, Poland held an online information session aiming to introduce new calls to be launched by the Biodiversa+ European Partnership under Horizon Europe framework programme in September 2023 and 2024, as well as to highlight some important aspects to be considered by potential applicants.
The meeting was specifically dedicated to the life sciences (LS), and the social sciences and humanities (SSH) research communities in Poland, and took place just a few days after Biodiversa+ 2023 call pre-announcement.
With this event we provided participants with concise information for potential applicants to the Biodiversa+ calls 2023 and 2024, with a special focus on SSH researchers being invited to join consortia and to bring important input in research on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The event addressed also societal and/or policy impact of the proposals as this comprises one of the criteria taken into account in the evaluation process.
Learn more from the presentation of our guests and from the video recording (part 1):
In addition, good practices in drafting proposal, collaboration within consortium, involvement of stakeholders as well as integration of SSH aspects in the project were discussed, based on the activities of Polish beneficiaries of BiodivERsA.
Learn more from the presentation of the beneficiaries and from the video recording (part 2):
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CALL 2023
The call entitled Nature-based solutions for biodiversity, human well-being and transformative change will be announced on September 11, 2023 and will aim to support transnational research projects addressing one or more of the three (non-exclusive) following themes:
- Synergies and trade-offs of Nature-based solutions in the context of human well-being
- Nature-based solutions mitigating anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity loss
- The contribution of Nature-Based solutions for just transformative change
Proposals may concern all range of ecosystems.
Research teams are invited to create transnational research consortia with eligible partners from minimum 3 countries participating in the call (including minimum two from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries). Applicants searching for partners are encouraged to use Partner Search Tool.
The call is divided into two stages. In the first stage, joint pre-proposals should be submitted by November. The best research teams will be then invited to submit their joint full proposals in the second stage of the call (in April). The publication of the list of projects recommended for funding is planned for autumn 2024.
All details concerning the call are available on the NCN website and on the BiodivERsA website.
Please also feel invited to participate in the information session about upcoming call 2023 organised by Biodiversa+ on September 26. All details and registration here.
BIODIVERSA GUIDELINES
- BiodivERsA Stakeholder Engagement Handbook – researchers’assistance on how to identify relevant stakeholders to engage with in order to enhance the impact of their work;
- BiodivERsA Policy Guide – A BiodivERsA guide on policy relevance and effective science-policy interfacing in research proposals;
- BiodivERsA Citizen Science toolkit – Toolkit aimed at researchers and scientists working in the fields of biodiversity or environmental sciences who are involved or have an interest in involving citizens in their research projects.
