While European Commission is already preparing a new LIFE call, the applicants of LIFE Call 2016 are just being notified of the results. And for this year applicants to have more time, the Call 2017 is planned to be published already in April.
LIFE Call 2017
European Commission is planning to publish the LIFE Call 2017 on the 28th April 2017. Additionally they prepared and indicative planning for the Call so applicants can have a rough guide to the expected deadlines. Similar to previous years, also this year application packages and supporting information will be available once ready.
| Project type | Subprogramme / priority objective | Deadline |
| Traditional Projects | Climate Action ( LIFE Climate Change Mitigation; LIFE Climate Change Adaptation; LIFE Climate Governance and Information) | 07.9.2017 |
| Environment (ENV – Environment and Resource Efficiency) | 12.9.2017 | |
| Environment (NAT – Nature and Biodiversity) | 14.9.2017 | |
| Environment (GIE – Environmental Governance and Information) | 14.9.2017 | |
| Preparatory Projects | Environment | 20.9.2017 |
| Integrated Projects – first phase | Environment; Climate Action | 26.9.2017 |
| Integrated Projects – second phase | Environment; Climate Action | Mid-March 2018 |
LIFE Call 2016
The evaluation process of the 2016 proposals is slowly reaching the next phase; therefore the EASME is foreseeing the following indicative dates for the next steps:
- Letter to the applicants informing them on the results of the evaluation: February and March 2017;
- Start of the revision phase for the pre-selected proposals: March-May 2017;
- Signature of grant agreements: June-July 2017.
