Advancing knowledge on the impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on human health
HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-ENVHLTH-02-two-stage
€7.0M - €8.0M
16/09/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Advancing knowledge on the impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on human health Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Up-to-date scientific evidence, standards, tools and methodologies to support environmental and health policies reducing MNP exposure and preventing health impacts;
• FAIR, high-quality data on realistic human exposures to MNPs and their health effects, accessible to public authorities and the scientific community;
• Enhanced citizen awareness of MNP health impacts and promotion of protective behaviours that also reduce environmental harm;
• Support to industry in rigorous assessment of product safety and sustainability concerning MNPs;
• Closure of major knowledge gaps on the health impacts of MNP exposure and promotion of mitigation measures grounded in robust evidence;
• Evidence-based guidance for public authorities and regulators to design effective health policies addressing MNP risks.
Scope Requirements
• Strengthen the scientific evidence on human health impacts of MNP exposure across living and working environments, covering all exposure routes (inhalation, ingestion, dermal);
• Use realistic concentrations and a variety of particle sizes, shapes and chemical compositions to ensure environmental relevance;
• Advance comparability and reproducibility between studies through standardised methods and protocols;
• Account for recent policy developments, address policy gaps and support standardisation of analytical methods;
• Address gender and sex-related differences where appropriate;
• Encourage use of non-animal experimental methods when they yield data of comparable validity;
• Incorporate effective social sciences and humanities contributions;
• Comply with FAIR data principles, adopting relevant data standards and sharing/access good practices.
Special Conditions
• Two-stage submission with blind evaluation pilot: Stage 1 deadline 16 Sep 2025, Stage 2 deadline 16 Apr 2026.
• All funded projects will form a cluster and must allocate ~2% of their budget to joint networking and activities (e.g., regular meetings, joint dissemination, common data and policy strategies).
• Collaboration with the European Commission’s JRC, ECHA or other relevant EU agencies is encouraged post-approval, without additional funding.
• Mandatory sharing of chemical and human biomonitoring data via IPCHEM and/or the future ECHA Common Data Platform.
• Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data and services is required when employing satellite-based earth observation.
• Experiments avoiding live animals are strongly encouraged.
• Inclusion of social sciences and humanities experts is required.
• Legal entities established in the USA are eligible for funding.
• Standard Horizon Europe eligibility, ethical, security and operational rules apply.
Open from: 22/05/2025
Deadline:16/09/2025
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