Request for Applications

Request for Applications

SOILCRATES Request for Applications is now closed!

Following the fifth Review Round, we inform candidates that the budget allocated to the SOILCRATES Request for Applications process has been exhausted. This FSTP-process is thus now closed. No further rounds are foreseen to take place as part of the SOILCRATES project.

With an overall budget of €1.6 million, this FSTP Request for Applications was designed to identify and fund innovative, participatory approaches to soil management and regeneration at the local level, in the SOILCRATES identified regions — including the region of Landes in France; the counties of Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary in Ireland; the Province of Granada in Spain; and the provinces of Fryslân, Groningen and Drenthe in the North of the Netherlands.

Selected initiatives received subgrants between €20,000 to €60,000 and benefited from technical support from the SOILCRATES consortium as well as knowledge exchange within a cross-regional network of stakeholders.

Timeline (as of 02/03/2026)

Notification of modification in the Request for Application deadlines – In order to better match the needs of the Living Labs, the deadline to participate to Review Round 5, initially planned on April 26th, has been brought forward to March 29th. The submission platform will remain open without interruption until March 29th.

Submission format

All proposals had to be submitted electronically via the official SOILCRATES electronic submission system (EUSurvey), which was accessible via the SOILCRATES Website.

To help in the submission process, we invited applicants to look at Annex A – Submission template and Annex G – Guide for Applicants.

Proposals had to fill in all necessary information and upload the relevant supporting documents to be valid:

  • Breakdown of costs (see Annex B)
  • Gantt Chart
  • Proof of legal status

Paper submissions were not possible. The SOILCRATES electronic submission system is the only valid mean for submitting applications under the provisions of this Request for Applications.


Contractual documents for information

 

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FSTP conditions

 Conditions FSTP FSTP-voorwaarden Condiciones del FSTP

Annex A – Proposal template

 Annexe A – Modèle de proposition technique Bijlage A – Voorbeeld van een voorstel Anexo A: Plantilla de propuesta

Annex B – Breakdown of costs

Annexe B – Ventilation des coûts

 Bijlage B – Overzicht van kosten Anexo B: Desglose de costes

Annex C – Third-Party agreement

 Annexe C – Accord avec des tiers Bijlage C – Overeenkomst met derde partij Anexo C: Acuerdo con terceros
Annex D – Privacy Statement Annexe D – Déclaration de confidentialité Bijlage D – Privacyverklaring Anexo D: Declaración de privacidad
Annex E – Declaration of Honour Annexe E – Déclaration sur l’honneur Bijlage E – Eerlijke verklaring Anexo E: Declaración de honor
Annex F – Implementation Plan Annexe F – Plan de mise en œuvre Bijlage F – Implementatieplan  Anexo F: Plan de implementación
Annex G – Guide for applicants Annexe G – Guide à l’intention des candidats Bijlage G – Richtlijnen voor aanvragers Anexo G: Guía para solicitantes