Announcement of the ForestValue2 Joint Call 2023
02-05-2023
ForestValue2 transnational call for proposals for research, development and innovation in the forest-based sector is launched on 02 May 2023, with an indicative public funding of up to 7 million €.
This Joint Call is self-sustained, meaning the participating funders will provide the funding without any co-funding from the European Commission.
The ForestValue2 Joint Call 2023 aims to support a transnational collaborative systems approach to produce knowledge that supports the best use of forests and forest resources, while balancing the multiple benefits for society, climate, environment and the economy.
The Call has two themes:
Theme 1 – Resilient sustainable forest systems and management
Theme 2 – Sustainable timber building systems
For full details, please check the Call Text below under the section ‘Links and downloads’.
Call schedule
| Tue, 02.05.2023 | Call launch |
| Tue, 23.05.2023 | Online networking webinar |
| Fri, 01.09.2023 (13:00 CEST) | Deadline for submission of proposals |
| September – December 2023 | Proposal assessment in 3 steps (1. Formal check by Call Office; 2. National eligibility check by funding organisations; 3. Evaluation by International Expert Panel) |
| End of December 2023 | Assessment results to applicants (incl. evaluation summary report) |
| First half of 2024 | National contract negotiations; research grants awarded, projects start |
List of participating countries
The following funding organisations and programme owners are participating in the Joint Call:
- Finland: Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MMM)
- Estonia: Ministry of the Environment (MoE EE)
- Germany: Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR)
- Ireland: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
- Italy: Ministry of agriculture, food sovereignty and forestry (MASAF)
- Latvia: Latvian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (LAAFS)
- Norway: The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
- Poland: National Science Centre (NCN)
- Romania: National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS)
- Slovenia: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (MVZI)
- Spain: Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
Please note that individual national funding organisations may be limited in the kind of project and the kind of organisation they could support. These restrictions, as well as other important national regulations, can be found in Annex IV “Specific National Rules” to the Call Text (see below ‘Links and downloads’.
Additional funding partners to the call
- Slovak Republic: Národné lesnícke centrum (NLC; National Forest Centre)
NLC has a budget of EUR 30,000.00 allocated for cooperation of NLC research team(s) in ForestValue2 proposals.
For more information, please contact:
Ing. Rastislav Raši, PhD.
Lesnícky výskumný ústav Zvolen • Forest Research Institute Zvolen
Útvar riaditeľa • Directorate
Tel: + 421 45 53 14 203, + 421 905 620 468, Email:
Links and downloads
- ForestValue JC2023 Call Text (PDF; updated version 1.2 as of 31 May 2023: National Annex of MASAF, IT)
- ForestValue JC2023 Pre-announcement (PDF; version as of 2 Feb 2023)
Proposal submission platform
The proposal has to be submitted via the proposal submission platform, available at https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ForestValue2JC2023_proposals.
- Manual for Proposal Submission (PDF; version 1.1 as of 5 June 2023)
Find partners
ForestValue2 supports transnational networking between stakeholders (academia, industry, NGOs etc.) and building of consortia with the below measures.
- Networking survey
If you are interested in connecting with other stakeholders and/or enlarge your consortium, you are welcome to complete the ForestValue2 Networking Survey. The Survey information will be published below in PDF format. The file will be updated once per week until end of August 2023 (deadline for submission of proposals: 01.09.2023). Information can be removed upon request by emailing .
ForestValue2 Networking Survey information (PDF), update as of 02 June 2023 - Networking webinar
On 23.05.2023 ForestValue2 will organise a networking webinar providing stakeholders a chance to connect and network with each other enabling consortia growth. Sign up via this link [link removed] until 17.05.2023. The webinar link and further instructions will be sent to the registered participants on 22.05.2023. - Other sources to find partners
FTP database of the European Forest-based Sector Technology Platform. The database includes data on forest-based sector related research and innovation projects and research consortia, and is embodied with a powerful search engine and multiple filters