The SOILSCAPE Open Call aims to incentivize the integration of arts, arts-based, and creative approaches to increase soil literacy, raise awareness and engagement with soil and their preservation. To do so, the project has allocated **2,010,000€** for an elaborate FSTP scheme that will support individual applicants and small consortia (up to three (3) partners) in two call categories.

  
**1\. SOILSCAPE FSTP:** This category includes the selection of twelve **(12)** sub-projects at different geographic scales (local, national, transnational) within three **(3)** specific strands of action, lasting six **(6)**, twelve **(12)** or eighteen **(18)** months. The three strands include:

  
* Develop innovative communication campaigns
* Organize and promote artistic-soil related activities
* Deploy innovative, creative, and participatory methodologies to engage citizens with soil protection and preservation

  
**2\. Soil Orchestra FSTP:** In order to support the expansion of the Soil Orchestras and the execution of impactful soil festivals, **SoilScape** will fund an additional three (**3**) sub-projects in each of the eight (**8**) Soil Orchestras. Each of these **24** sub-projects can receive up to **40K€** and will follow an 18 month implementation period.

In order to support the expansion of the Soil Orchestras and the execution of impactful soil festivals, **960,000€** has been allocated to fund an additional three (**3**) sub-projects in each of the eight (**8**) Soil Orchestras. Each of these **24** sub-projects can receive up to **40,000€** and will follow an 18 month implementation period.

  
The FSTP for each country's Soil Orchestra will fund **three (3) sub-projects** aiming to develop creative, arts-based contributions to animate the corresponding Soilscape Festival. A single project will be selected from the following each of the three **(3)** activity categories:

  
**1\. Italy:** Clust-ER Create (CER)

* Workshop lab tools
* Artistic Show/performance
* Educational video game

  
**2\. Germany**: German Soil Science Society (DBG)/ University of Göttingen (UGOE)

* Performing arts
* Visual arts
* Film

  
**3\. Poland:** European Rural Development Network (ERDN)

* Stage performance
* Exhibition
* Workshop

  
**4\. France:** Association Française pour l’étude du sol (AFES)

* The three **(3)** highest ranked proposals of different animation types will be selected.

  
**5\. Bulgaria:** Cleantech Bulgaria (CTBG)

* The three **(3)** highest ranked proposals of different animation types will be selected.

  
**6\. Finland:** LUT University (LUT)

* Presentations/Demonstrations
* Artist ‘Talk Backs’
* Technical Educational Outreach

  
**7\. Switzerland:** The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)

* Visual arts exhibition
* Educational video game
* Film

  
**8\. Portugal:** The Serralves Foundation (SRV)

* The three **(3)** highest ranked proposals of different animation types will be selected.

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