Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

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Description

Europe

Energy & Environment, Health & Life Sciences, Other•100% • 22M€

Pending

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

December 12, 2025

Opening Date

April 20, 2027

Application Phases

Deadline

September 23, 2027 at 05:00 PM

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

22M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 11M€

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

●International cooperation, especially with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance partners
●Synergies with ESA Polar Science Cluster projects
●Contribution to European polar science coordination efforts
●Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data and services
●Open access and FAIR data requirements for all in-situ data

Result Indicators

●Improved scientific understanding of Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere dynamics
●Contributions to global scientific assessments (e.g. IPCC, IPBES, WOA)
●Development and improvement of monitoring indicators for climate, ocean, cryosphere and biodiversity
●Evidence-based policy recommendations for polar ocean governance
●Strengthened European leadership in ocean–climate–biodiversity-cryosphere science
●Enhanced regional and global climate projections and reduced uncertainties
●Development of long-term monitoring systems for Southern Ocean biodiversity
●Improved representation of polar processes in Earth System Models

EU Programme Details

Call ID: HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04
Cluster: Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Destination: D5. Land, ocean and water for climate action
Submission Mode: single-stage
EU Contribution: €11,000,000.00 per project
Expected Projects: 2 projects
Funding Rate Rule: Up to 100% of eligible costs for Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

22M€

Curated by

Marlene Faria

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Energy & EnvironmentHealth & Life SciencesOther

Company Typologies

MicroSMESmall Mid-CapMid-CapLargePrivate non-profit entitiesPublic entities

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Multidisciplinary scientific research on Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphereDevelopment of monitoring indicators for ocean, cryosphere, climate and biodiversityLong-term, continuous monitoring of Southern Ocean biodiversity and ecosystem functioningDevelopment of regional approaches to polar ocean and climate observationsAdvancement of Earth System Models for polar regionsPolicy recommendations for environmental conservation and climate resilienceInternational cooperation and coordination with ESA and polar science clustersOpen access and FAIR data management for in-situ dataUtilisation of satellite Earth Observation datasetsDevelopment of strategies to distinguish human-induced from natural environmental changesResearch and Innovation Action

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