European Landowners' Organization (ELO)Award

€5,000 Land and Soil Management Award

Jan 31, 2027 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels

Opportunity type

Award

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Jan 31, 2027 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels

About this opportunity

The European Landowners' Organization, a Brussels federation representing landowners, farmers and rural entrepreneurs, has run this award since 2008 under the auspices of the European Commission. It rewards land use and soil management practices that tackle soil threats such as erosion, degradation, loss of organic matter, compaction and loss of soil biodiversity. The winning project receives EUR 5,000 and is promoted as a good practice at European level.

What you get:

EUR 5,000 and a diploma of recognition for the winning project
Promotion of the winning project as a good practice at European level
The award is presented at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels on 20 April 2027

What you'll do:

Describe a land or soil management practice you run that mitigates soil threats
Submit the application through ELO's application form before 31 January 2027

Key dates:

Applications close 31 January 2027
Award presented at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, 20 April 2027

More information:

Official page: https://europeanlandowners.org/awards/land-and-soil/
2026 winner press release: https://files.europeanlandowners.org/2026/04/Soil-Award_Press-Release-2026-1-3.pdf

Who can apply

Farmers, landowners, land managers or groups of farmers, on their own or with research institutes, universities or private companies, based in Europe
A project addressing soil threats such as erosion, degradation, organic matter loss, contamination, compaction or soil biodiversity loss

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Good to know

+EUR 5,000 and a diploma for the winning project, presented in Brussels at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture on 20 April 2027
+Run since 2008 by the European Landowners' Organization under the auspices of the European Commission, with BOKU Vienna and the University of Ljubljana
+Free to apply through an online form
+Partners such as universities, research institutes or companies can be part of the application

Worth checking yourself

!For farmers, landowners, land managers or groups of farmers based in Europe; it is not a youth award
!The award goes to a project already making a difference to soil, not to a plan
!The form asks you to sign in with a Google account
!The call does not say whether travel to the Brussels ceremony is covered

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About this opportunity

What you get:

EUR 5,000 and a diploma of recognition for the winning project
Promotion of the winning project as a good practice at European level
The award is presented at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels on 20 April 2027

What you'll do:

Describe a land or soil management practice you run that mitigates soil threats
Submit the application through ELO's application form before 31 January 2027

Key dates:

Applications close 31 January 2027
Award presented at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, 20 April 2027

More information:

Official page: https://europeanlandowners.org/awards/land-and-soil/
2026 winner press release: https://files.europeanlandowners.org/2026/04/Soil-Award_Press-Release-2026-1-3.pdf