Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
Supporting the implementation of the Restore our Ocean and Waters Mission · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds a coordination project to build a connected European network of ocean technology testing sites, both physical offshore sites and digital twin-based virtual sites. The goal is to make it easier and cheaper for companies to test and validate new ocean technologies in real marine conditions, speeding up their path to market. The project should map existing sites, identify gaps, harmonize access rules, and support collaboration between industry, researchers and investors.
ocean marine · environmental monitoring · digital twins · research excellence · regional development
Who wins this
A consortium of European operators of ocean technology testing sites, research infrastructures and related actors seeking to integrate and expand their offerings into a coordinated network.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €2.5M–€2.9M
- Funding model
- Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Also required
- Proposals must originate from European operators of testing sites for ocean technologies; if satellite-based earth observation or positioning data is used, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions
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