Proposals

The Italian Oceanographic Commission (COI) is preparing a proposal for a Mediterranean Programme to be submitted to the UNESCO/IOC first Call for Actions for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Called The Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want (SciNMeet), this proposed programme aims to address major regional challenges and gaps in knowledge by:

The new call for proposals from the European Commission within the framework of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive has been announced.  In 2020, the theme selected for this Call for Proposals is "Support the preparation of the next 6-year cycle of MSFD implementation through the marine strategies". It concerns in particular the articles to be reported in 2024 to the European Commission, i.e. articles 8, 9 and 10 of the DCSMM: 

The Blue Bioeconomy Cofund has opened its new call for pre-proposals.The call, with a budget of 11 million Euro, is targeted specifically on supply systems in the blue bioeconomy: logistics and transportation – from harvest to processing. 

The SUBMARINER Network has launched a call for startups within Blue Growth to apply for its Blue Growth Accelerator programme, in which successful applicants would receive mentorship and matchmaking with experts in their respective fields.

While the Accelerator is focused on the Baltic Sea region, it is open to researchers and organisations from across Europe.

An online pitching and matchmaking event for the Accelerator will be held on 4 June 2020. 

ASSEMBLE Plus integrates over 30 marine biological stations and installations from various regions of the world's oceans and seas; providing scientists from academia, industry and policy with the services of these marine stations. Prospective users can apply for funding to use these ASSEMBLE Plus facilities to carry out Transnational Access research projects.

REV Ocean will be opening its first call for proposals for research and innovation projects on board RV REV Ocean in April 2020. The call will focus on solutions to three of the most important challenges facing the ocean today:

 In 2020 EuroMarine organises three distinct, parallel calls: 

In 2020, EuroMarine and EMBRC jointly launch a new call offering access to EMBRC services to early career researchers affiliated with a EuroMarine member organisation. 

Pure Ocean is an endowment fund created in 2017 in Marseille. Its main mission is to support innovative applied research projects around the world, contributing to the protection of fragile marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

Pure Ocean have announced their 2020 Call for Projects on the following themes:

The three Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) on Water, Oceans, and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) have announced a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects on risks posed to human health and the environment by