Pathway to a competitive proposal
#1
Link Soil Challenges with soil mission objectives
- Identify the important soil health challenges in your region and land use type to address in a Living Lab
- Consult the Implementation Plan of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ to learn about Soil Mission Objectives
- Join/watch thematic events for leveraging insights from National Engagement Events and to be inspired on specific focus areas and soil health in different land use types
- Consult PREPSOILs Soil Need Assessment for insights of regional soil needs mission implementation plan.
#2
Initiate/join a LIVING LAB
- Identify stakeholders needed to overcome your soil health challenges and to fulfil the multi-actor approach
- Consult Nati00ns factsheets and PREPSOILs Soil Need Assessment for identification of potential stakeholders and activities within certain land use types
- Watch webinars on the Living Lab methodology for materials and information on the set-up of Living Labs to address specific soil needs
- Consult the Implementation Plan of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ to learn about EUs criteria for Living Labs
- Find your national mentor and be advised on how to go through the initial phases of establishing a Living Lab
- Follow the guidelines to engage stakeholders, agree on focus (challenges, objectives, land use) organization and responsibilities
#3
Initiate/join a Consortium
- Reach out to potential Living Labs collaborators
- Join the matchmaking platform for creating partnerships among the more than 500 users from over 40 countries
- Use the matchmaking platform for sending messages and to showcase products, services, partnerships, projects, investments, expertise, or requests on the market place
- Join/watch thematic events for networking and collaboration on a transnational scale.
- Check the FAQ to find answer to some of the most common questions on the topic of Soil Health Living Labs
- Agree between Living Labs on a joint rationale behind forming the consortium
#4
Submit an application
- Draft your application keeping close in mind the rationale of collaboration, the roles of stakeholders in the co-creation, the status of soil challenges and expected impacts
- Comply with the Horizon Europe Work programme and call text (Nati00ns is guiding)
- Check Nati00ns FAQ to find answer to some of the most common questions regarding the application process
- Utilise Nati00ns tools among which the webinars, factsheets, matchmaking platform, mentors and National Contact Points, helpdesk etc.
LIVING LAB REALISATION
