SoilTribes Open Call 2025: Preliminary List of Selected Initiatives
The SoilTribes Open Call officially closed on 10 October 2025, further strengthening our mission to support creative, community-driven soil initiatives across Europe and beyond.
The response rate was impressive, with 389 applications and 367 eligible proposals, demonstrating the growing momentum behind citizen participation in soil awareness.
Funded under the EU Mission Soil, the Open Call provides Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), enabling multi-actor teams to design and implement innovative activities that bring people closer to soil through creativity, engagement, and knowledge-sharing.
As part of the SoilTribes Open Call, we are pleased to announce that 30 projects have been selected following the evaluation process. These projects are currently awaiting contract finalization, after which their planned activities can formally begin.
Preliminary List of Selected Initiatives:
Art of Soil
10x Soil Stories
Soil Symphony
Terroir That Travels
Limpide Illusion
SOIL STORIES: A Science-Art Alliance for Living Soil Literacy
ReSoil: Residency on Soil
Soilify
SOILSOUL: Creative Citizen Action for Living Soil
From Ash to Living Soil (Ash2Soil)
Cultivating Connections
Art4Soil: Regenerate Soil, Regenerate Society
Soil Fertility Enhanced by Actives Townsfolk and Trailblazers
Cosmophony
Subtera
Fighting Seeds
Ground Zero: Regeneration
Soil Story
BioPalette
In the Footsteps of Albrecht Daniel Thaer
SoilTales: Citizen Science and Comics for Healthy Soils in Secondary Education
CREATE: Creative Roleplay for Environmental Action, Training and Engagement
SOIL4SENSES — Reconnecting with Soil Health and Management Through a Four-Sense Art-Science Initiative
Grounded Connections
Soil! I See You!
SOIL ARK: Shaping Soil Futures Together
Soil Stories of Mini-Forests
SOIL STEAM SUITE
THE SCHOOL OF FIRE (L’ÉCOLE DU FEU)
Soil Assembly
Most of the selected teams are non-profit organizations, reflecting the strong role of civil society in driving soil awareness and stewardship.
Please note that this is a preliminary list. These projects are currently awaiting contract finalization, after which the planned activities can formally begin. We would like to thank all applicants for the high quality of the proposals submitted and for their strong engagement with SoilTribes’ vision and objectives.
