Calls for Funding

Check the source pages of each of these calls for more information. You can also ask the National Hub in your country to check what funding and matchmaking opportunities might be applicable to your project(idea).

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EMFF Call | Algae and Climate | Deadline 31 May 2021

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Deadline: 31 May 2021
Budget: 250.000 euro
Countries: ES, FR, IT, MT, PT
Participation in this call is also open to all natural and legal persons established in a third country, which has a special agreement with the European Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement
Themes:

  • Fisheries/ Aquaculture
  • Maritime pollution and circular economy

EASME is launching this call for tenders in order to conclude a service contract for a study aimed to investigate the use of algae cultivation and its potential contribution to the EU’s climate objectives.

EASME wishes to enter into a service contract to assess the potential of algae to contribute to the EU’s climate, food and biodiversity strategies under the 2019 EU Green Deal proposal resetting the Commission’s commitment to achieving zero emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 with economic growth decoupled from resource use.

The purpose of this service is to provide the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries with a basic background knowledge and up-to-date information that can increase the evidence base for the contribution of the Blue Economy to the EU’s Green Deal. The focus should be put on the costs, impact and benefits of scaling up production of marine algae through aquaculture in the EU.

The services to be delivered will cover all EU Member States, including their Outermost Regions.

All information and document library available here

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Call for ideas | Detection and Tracking Marine Pollution and Litter

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Deadline: 30 April 2021
Budget: N/A
Countries: All
Themes: Maritime pollution and circular economy

The van Allen Foundation launched a new Call for innovative ideas for the detection and monitoring of marine litter in the western Mediterranean

The van Allen Foundation, a partnership foundation of the University of Montpellier, and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, invite public and private organizations to propose ideas and suggestions aimed at addressing the issue of detection and tracking marine pollution and litter in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea.

Although the emphasis is on the contribution of space techniques, the call for ideas is thus open to studies of numerical simulation, physics of measurement, measurements in the laboratory or at sea, and the application of artificial intelligence for the recognition of polluted pixels, or the carrying of sensors of opportunity, etc.

The Call for ideas is addressed to scientists and engineers, as well as to students, working in public or private laboratories or entities in France and worldwide.

Applications must reach the Van Allen Foundation Secretariat before April 30, 2021.

Postal address: Bât. 5-IES, 860 rue St Priest, CC 06 002, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France.

Email: fondationvanallen@umontpellier.fr

All details at can be found in this pdf

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Multiple Framework Contract for the Provision of Scientific Advice for the Mediterranean and Black Seas

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Deadline: 12 April 2021
Budget: 7.000.000 euro
Countries: FR, ES, IT, MT, PT
(It is also open to all natural and legal persons established in a third country, which has a special agreement with the European Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement)
Themes: Fisheries/ Aquaculture

 

The objective of this framework contract is to provide DG MARE with a flexible tool to request specific and timely scientific responses through advice and/or other specific preliminary services needed for the provision of the advice, with the help of specific contracts, which is necessary for the day-to-day policy and the management of the Mediterranean and Black Sea’s fisheries in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy and the GFCM’s objectives.

This call for tenders is launched and managed by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (EASME).

The subject of this call is a Multiple Framework Contract in cascade for the provision of specific and timely scientific advice in support of the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, including at international level within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM).

This call for tenders is divided into three lots:

  1. Scientific advice for Western and Central Mediterranean Seas
  2. Scientific advice for Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  3. Scientific advice for Black Sea

All information and related documents available at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6795

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Call for consultation for the preparation of a new GEF project

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Deadline: 15 March 2021
Budget: 85.000 euro
Countries: All westMED countries
Themes: Marine Protected Areas

In collaboration with MedPAN, The MedFund is launching a call for tender for the preparation and drafting of the project document and approval file for the project entitled “Build back a blue and stronger Mediterranean” funded by the GEF.

Based on the concept note approved by the GEF Board as well as on existing studies and initiatives and contributions from the main partners, the international consultant will adopt the models required by the CI-GEF implementing agency and will lead the preparation of the Safeguards Plan, ProDoc and GEF CEO Endorsement Package for the “Build back a blue and stronger Mediterranean” project.

Consult the Terms of reference here.

Applicants should submit their bids electronically to the following e-mail address: contact@themedfund.org

Tenders must be received no later than 12.00 Central European Time on Monday 15 March 2021.

 

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GALATEA – Blue Growth Accelerator

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Deadline: 31 March 2021
Budget: 1.308.000 euro
Countries: Spain, France, Greece
Themes: Maritime Technology/ Innovation

The project aims at developing new cross-sectoral and cross-border industrial value-chains integrating technologies and know-how from aerospace and ICT communities to 4 key Blue Growth domains: Smart Port, Smart Ship, Smart Shipyard and Maritime Surveillance.

Under the Voucher scheme, SMEs can get direct financial support of up to 20.000 € if they apply for development and technology transfer activities. For prototyping or demonstration vouchers, applications must be submitted through a consortium of at least two SMEs, and each SME can get up to 60.000 €.

Only SMEs members of the GALATEA clusters or located in GALATEA countries are eligible (France, Spain, Greece, Poland and Romania).

For more information about the calls, check the GALATEA website.

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MarTERA Call 2021

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Deadline: 26 March 2021
Budget: EUR 8.5 million
Countries: Malta
Themes:

  • Maritime Technology/ Innovation

MarTERA has launched a fourth joint call for transnational research and innovation projects. This call is initiated by ministries/funding organisations from 9 countries: Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa and Turkey. The total funding budget is EUR 8.5 million.

The call covers the following priority areas:

  • Priority Area 1: Environmentally friendly maritime technologies
  • Priority Area 2: Innovative concepts for ships and offshore structures
  • Priority Area 3: Automation, sensors, monitoring and observations
  • Priority Area 4: Advanced manufacturing and production
  • Priority Area 5: Safety and security

Apply before the 23rd of March 2021!

More information: https://www.martera.eu/joint-calls

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COSME Call | Tourism and Digitalisation

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Deadline: 11 February 2021
Budget: 8 000 000 euro (maximum 1 000 000 per grant)
Countries: Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia
Themes:

  • Maritime and Coastal Tourism
  • Maritime Technology/ Innovation

The general objective of this Call is to boost the uptake of digitalisation and innovation by tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and capacity building.

With an estimated budget estimated at 8 million euro, this action aims at reinforcing transnational and cross-border cooperation; fostering SME’s digital capacities and skills, and fostering sustainable solutions for improving tourism management.

Eligible participants must be fully or partly public or private bodies; private bodies must be properly constituted and registered under national law.

All the information at European Commission’s website: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/cosme/cos-tourinn-2020-3-04-innovation-uptake-and-digitalisation-tourism-sector

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Blue Economy Window Call

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Deadline: 16 February 2020
Total Budget: €20 million

The Blue Economy Window Call for Proposals 2020 is now open! Known as the EMFF BlueInvest Grants, the call offers a total budget of € 20 million

This call presents funding opportunities for SMEs across the European Union. You can get up to 70% co-funding for your project with an average EU contribution between between € 700,000 and € 2.5 million.

Here’s a link to the EMFF Blue Economy Window Call.

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Horizon 2020 Calls for Proposals | European Green Deal

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Deadline: 26 January 2021
Total Budget: € 1 Billion

Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme, launched a new package of Calls for Proposals under the Green Deal thematic area. The deadline to present your proposals is 26 January 2021.

Associated countries (Tunisia), as well as Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco are eligible to participate in calls included within this funding mechanism. Here are a few examples of the Horizon 2020 new calls’ thematic scope:

  • Climate-resilient Innovation Packages
  • Enabling citizens to act on climate change
  • Innovative land-based and offshore renewable energy technologies
  • Green airports and ports as multimodal hubs for sustainable and smart mobility
  • Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
  • Transparent & Accessible Seas and Oceans: Towards a Digital Twin of the Ocean

 

More information in the Horizon 2020 Services website  Click on ‘Green Deal’

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COSME Call for proposals | Technology & SMEs

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Deadline: 2 February 2021
Budget: €5.000.000

This call for proposals aims to fund two pilot projects focused on building alliances among traditional and tech-savvy SMEs through industrial cluster organisations in order to promote SME collaboration and technology adoption within specific industrial ecosystems.

The final objective of this call is to contribute to a wider spreading and diffusion of advanced technologies across SMEs in Europe and boost economic recovery.

Applicants must be legal entities and shall be representatives of industry, research community, and technology providers, such as cluster organizations; technology centres and SMEs.

Learn more on EASME’s website