19 Mar 2024

The 2024 EuroMarine Calls for Funding will be published soon. The terms of EuroMarine’s 2024 calls were outlined by the General Assembly and the Steering Committee (SC) during their 2024 meeting in February. These terms are summarised below in advance of the public launch of the calls throughout the year. This early disclosure aims to assist scientists in EuroMarine member organisations in preparing applications and collaborating with potential EuroMarine partners. To verify your organisation’s current membership status or that of a possible foresight workshop co-proposer, please refer to the provisional 2024 membership list. Note that this list is provisional and for confirmation, please contact your organisation’s EuroMarine General Assembly representative. Links to the membership list and to the list of General Assembly representatives are provided at the top of this page. For any queries, you can also contact director@euromarinenetwork.eu. In 2024, several calls will be organised by both EuroMarine and the Early Career Researcher Working Group OYSTER (Orienting Young ScienTists of EuromaRine), funded by the EuroMarine. Updated information on these calls and opportunities will be regularly published in the section opportunities of the EuroMarine website. Check this page regularly or subscribe to our newsletter for updates on open calls, application procedures, and all other opportunities to get involved in EuroMarine activities.

Call for proposals of Foresight Workshops (FSW) - Maximum Funding: €7,500

EuroMarine estimates to fund 3 proposals, accordingly to the total budget available of €22,500.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • FSW proposals must have a clear foresight dimension and aim for a scientific publication as the final outcome. While the call welcomes submissions on a broad range of marine topics, the Steering Committee strongly encourages proposals addressing EuroMarine priorities, as defined in EuroMarine's 2018 publication “Ocean Frontiers for Sustainable Development Manifesto”, the Ocean Decade and the EU Mission “Restore our Oceans and Waters”.
  • Proposals must involve at least three Full Member Organisations of EuroMarine (2024 members), from at least two different countries.
  • Activities should be carried out within 2025. EuroMarine will accept hybrid or online events, and the budget should reflect the chosen format.

Evaluation Procedure: Proposals will be reviewed against the criteria that will be indicated in the call text and using specific pools of EuroMarine referees. The EuroMarine Steering Committee will make the final decision.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 15th April 2024
  • Deadline for proposal submission: 30th August 2024
  • Review and Evaluation: September-October 2024
  • Results Announced: First week of November 2024 

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Call for Proposals to Organise a EuroMarine School on Ocean Transformation - Maximum Funding: €20,000

EuroMarine will fund 1 proposal, accordingly to the total budget available of €20,000.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Proposals are expected to contribute directly to the objectives of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development “the science we need for the ocean we want” program and the EU Mission “Restore our Oceans & Water”. In particular, the proposed topics should cover solution-oriented training and research activities addressing one or more of the global ocean challenges.
  • Proposals must involve at least four Full Member Organisations of EuroMarine, from at least three different countries.
  • The EuroMarine School should be held in 2025.

Evaluation Procedure: Proposals will be reviewed against the criteria that will be indicated in the call text and selected at the EuroMarine Steering Committee Meeting.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 15th April 2024
  • Deadline for proposal submission: 30th August 2024
  • Review and Evaluation: September-October 2024
  • Results Announced: First week of November 2024 

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Call for Long-Term EuroMarine Scientific Working Group - Maximum Funding: €12,500

EuroMarine will fund 1 proposal, accordingly to the total budget available of €12,500.

The EuroMarine Consortium has allocated funding for the establishment of inclusive and multidisciplinary Long-Term Scientific Working Groups (WG). The aim of these Working Groups is to provide an open forum for discussion among EuroMarine members. In 2024, EuroMarine will fund the establishment of one Working Group on Ocean Restoration.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The topic for this LTSWG should be focused on how to identify and compare solutions that can be scaled up to increase the impact of restoration projects of marine ecosystems.
  • The outcome of this working group will be a set of recommendations, and/or a scientific paper developed by WG members.
  • Proposals must involve at least five Full Member Organisations of EuroMarine, from at least three different countries.
  • The LTSWG should run from January 2025 to December 2028.

Evaluation Procedure: Proposals will be reviewed against the criteria that will be indicated in the call text and selected at the EuroMarine Steering Committee Meeting.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 15th April 2024
  • Deadline for proposal submission: 30th August 2024
  • Review and Evaluation: September-October 2024
  • Results Announced: First week of November 2024 

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Call for Applications for the Individual Fellowship Programme - Maximum Funding: €600 

EuroMarine estimates to fund 20 grants, accordingly to the total budget available of €12,000.

In 2024, EuroMarine will again award individual fellowships to facilitate the participation of EuroMarine PhD students and scholars in their first post-doctoral position to attend an advanced course of their preference. For this year’s call, eligible courses include both training courses and workshops (including EuroMarine foresight workshops), as well as participating in field work and sampling campaigns. Applicants are required to describe how their selected course, workshop or field campaign will contribute to their career and research development.

Eligibility criteria:

Evaluation Procedure: Proposals will be assessed by OYSTER working group against the criteria that will be indicated in the call text. Funding will be subject to official acceptance onto the course and will be granted by EuroMarine and OYSTER through the EuroMarine Association.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 7th May 2024
  • Deadline for Submissions: 25th June 2024 (11:59 pm, CEST)
  • Results Announced: 19th July 2024

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OYSTER Research Grants for EuroMarine Early Career Researchers Cooperation Project - Maximum Funding: €7,500

OYSTER estimates to fund 2 proposals, accordingly to the total budget available of €15,000.

Recognising the significance of capacity building for young scientists, OYSTER will open the Call for Research Grants for EuroMarine Early Career Researchers, with support from EuroMarine. This call for proposals will offer a €7,500 grant to Early Career Researchers from EuroMarine Full Member Organisations to undertake an original and collaborative research project.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The research topic should concern an out of the box idea, an additional research topic that was initially not foreseen in the applicants’ research, but that would add an extra value to the ongoing research.
  • Proposals should involve two or three ECRs (students or employees - under an employment contract or equivalent appointing act) of an EuroMarine 2023 Full Member or Invited Member Organisation from at least two different countries.
  • The maximum duration of the project should be 1 year (12 months) starting on the 1st of January 2025.

Evaluation Procedure: Proposals will be reviewed against the criteria that will be indicated in the call text by representatives of the OYSTER Working Group, and one representative of the EuroMarine Steering Committee. The EuroMarine Steering Committee and OYSTER co-chairs will make the final decision.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 4th September 2024
  • Deadline for proposal submission: 7th November 2024 (11:59 pm, CEST)
  • Review and Evaluation: November -December 2024
  • Results Announced: 13th December 2024

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Call for applications for “Support for parental care for travelling”- Maximum Funding: €200 

EuroMarine estimates to fund 10 grants, accordingly to the total budget available of €2,000.

EuroMarine recognises the importance of supporting parents in their professional development while ensuring their family responsibilities are accommodated. To facilitate this, EuroMarine is launching a call for applications for travel grants aimed specifically at parents who wish to participate in person at EuroMarine activities and need to travel with their children.

Eligibility criteria:

  • To be eligible the children must be under the age of 2.
  • Applicants should have secured a position for in-person attendance at an event funded or organised by EuroMarine (such as Foresight Workshops, Open Science Day, etc.).

Evaluation Procedure:

  • Applicants must submit a declaration of honour that they fulfil all the requirements to opt to this funding.
  • Funds will be granted on a first come first served basis.

Provisional Timeline:

  • Call Opens: 15th April 2024
  • This call will remain open until all funds are allocated.