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Mediterranean sea basin lighthouse – Actions to prevent, minimise and remediate chemical pollution | deadline 27 September 2022

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Deadline: 27 September, 2022
Budget: €17.000.000 EURO
Countries: Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco Portugal, Spain, Tunisia

 

Objective

In line with the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan for Air, Water and Soil, proposals should demonstrate scalable breakthrough innovations (technological, business, social and governance) to prevent and minimize marine and freshwater pollution from chemical pollutants. Following the zero pollution hierarchy, proposals should focus on demonstrating replicable solutions to prevent and minimise pollution in the Mediterranean Sea including its major river catchment areas and taking into consideration land-sea interactions through measures, such as:

  • Upstream prevention of pollution from chemicals;
  • Substitutes or alternative less polluting substances and materials for the most prevalent chemical pollutants found in freshwater and at sea.

Proposed solutions for pollution prevention, elimination and remediation should not increase the level of anthropogenic underwater noise and air emissions.

Proposed solutions should be in line with the EU taxonomy regulation and delegated acts.

Proposals must:

  • Carry out demonstration activities in 3 different Member States and/or Associated Countries of the Mediterranean sea basin, involving and including in the consortium entities from these three countries;
  • Identify areas and locations where the solutions are replicable and draw up an action plan and roadmap to replicate and scale up the pollution solutions and actions.

More information on the EC Funding and Tender opportunities website

Women in the Blue Economy | Deadline 22 September 2022

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Deadline: 22 September, 2022
Budget: €2.500.000 EURO
Countries: France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Italy

 

Objective

This call for proposals has the following main objectives:

  1. to increase the participation and representation of women in the different sectors of the sustainable blue economy
  2. to increase knowledge and collect data on women’s contribution to the sustainable blue economy so as to efficiently foster and mainstream gender equality;
  3. to promote and advance gender equality in the sustainable blue economy (e.g., countering gender stereotypes, conscious and unconscious bias, promoting equal pay, addressing poor working conditions, etc.) including through promoting blue career opportunities to girls from early education;
  4. to promote women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and participation in governance structures and decision-making mechanisms of public and/or private organisations of the sustainable blue economy;

The actions funded under this call will help sustainable blue economy sectors e.g; fisheries, aquaculture, shipbuilding, maritime transport, offshore renewable energy, blue bioeconomy, inland and offshore aquaculture, etc., to embrace a deep and structural change to facilitate and promote the inclusion of women in the wider maritime economy.

 

More informaton – funding and tenders section of the ec.europa.eu website

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DigiCirc open call – Blue Economy accelerator programme | Deadline: 8 September 2021

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Deadline: 8 september 2021 (extended from 3 August 2021)
Budget: 20.000 € (Phase 1)/ 5 best ranked consortia: additional 100.000 €
Countries: PT, ES, MT, IT, FR

Themes:

  • Fisheries/ Aquaculture (O2/P2)
  • Marine pollution and circular economy (O2/P4)
  • Maritime Renewable Energy (O2/ P5)
  • Maritime Research and innovation (O2)
  • Shipping and Ports (O2/P4)
  • Marine and Coastal Tourism (O2/P4)

 

Objective

DigiCirc is looking for European SMEs/Start-ups that can use digital tools and apply cutting-edge solutions in the circular economy by addressing specific challenges in the domain of Blue Economy.

 

How does it work?

With the second open call, DigiCirc will select a minimum of 15 consortia, composed of at least 2 SMEs/Startups, that will develop innovative solutions focused on digital technologies by addressing the Blue Economy challenges . SMEs will be given the opportunity to use the DigiCirc Matchmaking Platform to look for other SMEs in case they need a partner to build a consortium.

The selected consortia will get a direct funding of up to €20.000 and the opportunity to integrate a highly intensive and innovative 12 weeks-long innovation support programme, divided in two phases, where they will be able to develop their business plans and adapt their solutions for the targeted area (Phase 1); and demonstrate their solutions in relevant environment as well as shape their commercial strategy (Phase 2).

At the end of the accelerator programme, the 5 best ranked consortia will be selected to receive further funding of €100.000. They will have up to 6 months to develop their prototype and make tests in an operational environment in view of a commercial launch.

More information

Visit the digicirc blue economy call website

 

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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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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