The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of its third joint transnational call entitled ‘Digitalisation and Innovation for Resilient Marine Ecosystems Businesses, and Communities to Strengthen the EU Blue Economy’s Competitiveness’.
The vision of the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, a European partnership under the Horizon Europe Programme, is to design, steer and support a just and inclusive transition to a regenerative, resilient, and sustainable blue economy. This EU Partnership aims to boost the transformation needed towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, productive, and competitive blue economy by 2030 while creating and supporting the conditions for a sustainable ocean for the people by 2050.
This third co-funded call aims to support transnational research and innovation projects of 36 months duration, addressing one of the five priority areas below:
- Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs) at sub-basin scale
- Transitioning the blue economy sectors, and the development of the coexistence and the marine multi-use infrastructures
- Climate-Smart Planning and managing sea-uses at the regional level
- Blue Bioresources; sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and new bio-based products
- Resilient Coastal Communities and Businesses
Important dates related to this call:
- Informative Webinar - 6 October 2025 (more info here)
- Brokerage Event - 13 November 2025 (more info here)
Applicants will have up to 17 November 2025 (15:00 CET) to submit their pre-proposals. A first evaluation of pre-proposals will be organised and the deadline to submit full proposals is foreseen for 17 June 2026.