Sustainable Blue Economy Partnerships (SBEP) Fourth Joint Transnational Co-Funded Call

The SBEP Fourth Joint Transnational Co-Funded Call is a transnational research and innovation funding call supporting projects that advance a sustainable and innovative blue economy. Projects must address one of four priority areas related to sustainable blue economy transitions, digital and ecosystem-based sea-use management, sustainable blue bioresources, or resilience in coastal communities. Projects are consortium-based, have a recommended duration of 36 months, and the call has an estimated total budget of approximately EUR 38 million. National funders, including the Research Council of Norway, co-fund eligible partners under the call.

Project funding for research and innovation activities (national funding amounts specified for Norway); recommended project duration of 36 months.

Consortia must include at least three eligible partners from three different participating countries, requesting funding from at least three participating funding organisations. At least two independent legal entities from two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries must be involved. The Project Leader or principal investigator must have completed a doctoral degree or have corresponding qualifications. Applicants may be affiliated with academic institutions, companies, the public sector or NGOs; sole proprietorships cannot apply for RCN funding.

Consortium proposal submission to the joint transnational call coordinated by SBEP and national funding organisations; national applicants apply for funding via their respective national funder (e.g., Research Council of Norway for Norwegian participants).