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

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Description

Europe

Blue Economy, Energy & Environment, ICT & Software +1•100% • 50M€

Open — Feb 16 (104d)

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Opening Date

October 6, 2026

Application Phases

Deadline

February 16, 2027 at 05:00 PM

104 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

50M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 50M€

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs

Access Conditions

●Legal entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries
●Consortium must include partners from at least three different EU Member States or Associated Countries
●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria

Selection Criteria

●Excellence (scientific and technical merit)
●Impact (contribution to policy and partnership KPIs)
●Quality and efficiency of implementation

Mandatory Information

●Application form (Part A and Part B)
●Budget

Bonuses & Majorations

●Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data and services
●Open availability of in-situ and marine observation data via EMODnet (FAIR principles)
●Collaboration with ESA's FutureEO programme
●Support for EU contributions to G7-FSOI and IOC-IODE

Result Indicators

●Strengthened and resilient global ocean observing capacities
●Increased EU leadership and strategic autonomy in ocean observation
●Enhanced collaboration between observation communities and industry
●Operational step-change in ocean observing capacities
●Improved access and use of ocean observations for global good
●Long-term sustainability and capacity development of observing systems
●Reduction of critical dependencies for key services
●Open and interoperable data delivery workflows

EU Programme Details

Call ID: HORIZON-NATURE-2027-04-01
Cluster: Horizontal Activities
Destination: Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society
Submission Mode: single-stage
EU Contribution: €50,000,000.00
Expected Projects: 1 project
Funding Rate Rule: Up to 70% of eligible costs for Innovation Actions (IA); up to 100% for non-profit legal entities

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

50M€

Days Left

104

Feb 16

Curated by

Marlene Faria

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Blue EconomyEnergy & EnvironmentICT & SoftwareOther

Company Typologies

MicroSMESmall Mid-CapMid-CapLargePrivate non-profit entitiesPublic entities

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Deployment of ocean observation equipment and technologiesCoordination and expansion of global ocean observing networksIntegration of European biodiversity and ecosystem observing effortsDesign and optimisation of observing systems (OSEs, OSSEs, network optimisation)Development and demonstration of high TRL sensors and multiplatform technology roadmapsData integration, interoperability, and open access (FAIR principles)Capacity building, skills development, and knowledge exchangeSupport for governance frameworks and international collaborationValidation and sustained deployment of innovative observing technologiesReduction of critical dependencies on third countriesInnovation Action

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