Funding by theme

OCEAN: grants and calls for proposals

18 live calls tagged “OCEAN” (also written “Ocean”) by their donors.

18 live calls · sorted by closing date

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A stronger Global Ocean Observing System to enhance Europe’s strategic autonomy, climate resilience and biodiversity conservation

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes, in full alignment with the OceanEye initiative: scientists, public authorities and businesses benefit from strengthened and…

Ocean
Ocean Observation and Monitoring
EoscAndFairData
DigitalAgenda
INCO

16 Feb 2027

About 5 months left

€50M – €50M per grant

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Palaeoclimate science for a better understanding of Earth system dynamics

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following outcomes: Better process understanding of past climate changes at different time scales, their variability and interactions with…

OCEAN
DigitalAgenda
AI

4 Mar 2027

About 5 months left

€3,000,000 – €15M per grant

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Better understanding and attribution of land and ocean carbon sources and sinks

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes: Better understanding of oceanic carbon dioxide (CO2) sources and sinks, their drivers and dynamics under different…

INCO
LAC
OCEAN
DigitalAgenda
EoscAndFairData

4 Mar 2027

About 5 months left

€3,000,000 – €15M per grant

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Innovative technologies and solutions to improve wave and tidal energy systems

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all following expected outcomes: Advance in the realisation of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan’s research and innovation priorities and targets…

DigitalAgenda
INCO
AI
RePowerEU
OCEAN

31 Mar 2027

About 6 months left

€4,500,000 – €43M per grant

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Innovative Solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of waterborne transport in marine and aquatic Ecosystems (ZEWT Partnership)

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes. Improved water resilience and good environmental and good ecological status in European waters and contribute to…

PART-COPROGR
OCEAN
DigitalAgenda
AI

14 Apr 2027

About 7 months left

€2,000,000 – €14M per grant

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Access to research infrastructure services to enable R&I addressing EU priorities and emerging challenges

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: For all areas: More efficient access to the best research infrastructures available to researchers and innovators to conduct challenge-driven research, improve responsiveness to emerging challenges and…

Research infrastructures access
Research infrastructures services
OCEAN
DigitalAgenda
AI

15 Jun 2027

About 9 months left

€1,500,000 – €40M per grant

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Advancing interdisciplinary, data-driven research at the biodiversity- health interface under a One Health approach

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: public authorities, researchers and policymakers have access to robust knowledge foundations and analytical frameworks that…

OCEAN
SSH
EoscAndFairData
AI
DigitalAgenda

16 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€20M – €20M per grant

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Increasing riparian and coastal areas resilience to climate change, including in waterfront cities and islands.

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: This topic aims at directly engaging with and supporting riparian and coastal areas, waterfront cities and islands and their communities in demonstrating and accelerating the transitions needed for…

Climate change
coasta areas
coastal restoration
environmental protection
flooding

21 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€1,000,000 – €8,925,000 per grant

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Circularity of seafood supply chain

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Measurable improvements in the competitiveness and increased environmental sustainability of the EU’s fisheries…

Seafood chain
aquaculture
fisheries
seafood
seafood processing

21 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€1,000,000 – €8,925,000 per grant

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Towards community-driven business models: coastal and freshwaters sustainable tourism

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Innovative business models for the development of entrepreneurship and successful local community-driven marine,…

freshwater protection
marine protection
sustainable tourism
Democratic engagement and civic participation
Marine Ecosystems

21 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€1,000,000 – €8,925,000 per grant

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Large-scale demonstration of protection, restoration and management of blue forest ecosystems in European sea basins

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Increased area and improved condition of marine and coastal vegetated habitats within EU waters through effective…

Community engagement
Marine restoration
Democratic engagement and civic participation
Integrated Coastal Zone Management / Integrated C
International Ocean Governance

21 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€1,000,000 – €8,925,000 per grant

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Integrating Remote Sensing and in-situ observations of Biodiversity, towards a fully interoperable observation and data framework

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: advancing robust, policy-relevant ecosystem assessment, nature protection and restoration planning activities, and…

Earth Observation
Earth Observations
European Space Agency
FAIR
In-situ

22 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€3,000,000 – €8,000,000 per grant

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Living labs driving transformative change via knowledge integration and inclusive governance

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: society and decision-makers are provided with enhanced governance frameworks that integrate knowledge across…

EU biodiversity strategy for 2030
Biodiversity conservation
Biological sciences
Circular economy
Economics and Business

22 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€3,000,000 – €8,000,000 per grant

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Improving biomass flows for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: enhanced capacity of private and public stakeholders to increase resource efficiency in collecting, processing and…

bio-economies
bio-economy
bioeconomies
bioeconomy
biological

22 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€3,000,000 – €8,000,000 per grant

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Impact of access to nature-positive environments in promoting social cohesion and reducing inequalities in urban and peri-urban settings

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policymakers and civil society organisations will have robust evidence on whether inclusive management of (peri-)urban…

Social cohesion
environment
inequalities
nature-based solutions
Environmental change and society

23 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€2,500,000 – €5,000,000 per grant

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Governance, sustainable development and international politics of a future ice-free Arctic

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: improved knowledge of the processes, feedbacks and impacts of an ice-free Arctic, both locally/regionally and…

Arctic
ESA
ocean-climate-cryosphere nexus
Climatology and climate change
Cryosphere, dynamics of snow and ice cover, sea ice, permafrost and ice sheets

23 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€5,000,000 – €11M per grant

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Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: improved multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the functioning of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic…

AAORIA
ESA
ocean-climate nexus
Cryosphere, dynamics of snow and ice cover, sea ice, permafrost and ice sheets
International Ocean Governance

23 Sept 2027

About 12 months left

€5,000,000 – €11M per grant

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Inclusive and climate resilient multimodal passenger hubs enhancing modal shift towards sustainable transport and shared mobility

European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following outcomes: Contribute to the objectives of the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission by accelerating the transition towards climate…

Climate adaptation
Climate change mitigation
Mobility
SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities)
Transport

7 Oct 2027

About 12 months left

€5,000,000 – €12M per grant