Lighthouse in the Baltic and the North Sea basins – Lighthouse in the Baltic and the North Sea basins – Green and energy-efficient small-scale fishing fleets
Summary
Missions aim to address some of the greatest challenges facing our society. They are bold and inspirational with clear objectives that are time-bound, realistic, measurable and targeted. Theυ are linked to research and innovation and aim to address social challenges with systemic solutions, leading to social transformations and social impact.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The projects funded under this topic should:
- build links with other Mission activities and other relevant activities within the Mission lighthouses to maximize synergies, and with other Mission activities;
- build links with the Mission implementation monitoring system that will be part of the Mission Implementation Support Platform and with the lighthouse support facilities, for reporting in different basins, monitoring and coordination of all relevant implementation activities in the lighthouse area;
- support the Ocean and water knowledge system, in particular by contributing to ocean monitoring, modelling and knowledge creation and data.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
EU Contribution per project: €4.00 million
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Close cooperation between the fishing community, researchers and other stakeholders as well as with environmental organisations, NGOs, national and international authorities is a crucial requirement to ensure that solutions and technologies are suitable for and acceptable by the end-users, economically viable for (often) very small fishing enterprises
SMEs, early-stage business and scale-ups
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).
In addition to the standard eligibility conditions, the consortium must carry out demonstration activities in 3 different countries of the Baltic and North Sea basin, involving and including partners from these respective countries in the consortium.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€12.00 millionThematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Fisheries/ Aquaculture and Maritime Policy
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Fishermen, Aquaculturists, Owners of Vessels
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
17/01/2023Call Closing Date
20/09/2023National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Person:
Myrto Anastasiadou
Scientific Officer
Email: manastassiadou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 20/02/2023-for internal use only)