NOSTRADAMUS Open Call #1 (Digital Agriculture)
NOSTRADAMUS (EU Horizon Europe project) · EU cascade grant
$54KUp to €50,000 (~$54k) lump sum covering 100% of project costs, plus a 12-month programme
EU-funded open call selecting 5 projects to build, test and validate open-source digital decision-support apps for farms, with a focus on cereal crops, soil, water and pest management.
Key terms
- Single applicants must be an SME, startup or small mid-cap that provides and validates the solution
- Consortia of up to 2 legal entities allowed, led by a business; research, academic and farmer organisations may join as partner
- Must meet the EU / Horizon Europe associated country requirements in the call documents
- Proposal must fit exactly one of 5 topics (T1-T5)
- Funding covers 100% of costs as a lump sum paid over 4 sprints (10/25/40/25%)
- Applications via F6S plus a technical proposal on the mandatory template; deadline 2 Dec 2026, 17:00 CET
Eligibility
- Where
- EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Horizon Europe associated countries eligible per call guidelines
- Open-source digital agriculture solution
- Solution must be validated by the applicant company
How to apply
Read the Guidelines for Applicants and technical specification on the NOSTRADAMUS open call page, then submit the F6S form and technical proposal before 2 December 2026, 17:00 CET.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-04 · source