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First call of the EU Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP)

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The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, a European partnership under the European Commission's Research & Innovation Framework Program Horizon Europe, has announced its first Joint transnational call entitled "The way forward: a thriving sustainable blue economy for a brighter future". Innovation Fund Denmark is participating in this call, and can fund all types of Danish partners actively participating in projects that are selected.

Who?

Enterprises, GTS institutes, Universities & University Colleges, Public Hospitals and other public or private organisations.

What?

This first SBEP Co-funded call aims to support transnational research and innovation projects (36 months), supporting one of 5 priority areas.

How much?

The global maximum for IFD investment to cooperation projects is 75% of the total project costs. One Danish project partner may apply for a maximum of EUR 300,000 incl. overhead. If two or more Danish partners participate in the project, the maximum funding for all Danish partners is EUR 500,000 incl. overhead. The exchange rate used by IFD is 1 EUR = 7.5 DKK.

About the call

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, a European partnership under the European Commission's Research & Innovation Framework Program Horizon Europe, is pleased to announce its first Joint transnational call entitled « The way forward: a thriving sustainable blue economy for a brighter future ».

The vision of the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is to design, steer and support a just and inclusive transition to a regenerative, resilient, and sustainable blue economy. This EU Partnership aims to boost the transformation needed towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, productive, and competitive blue economy by 2030 while creating and supporting the conditions for a sustainable ocean for the people by 2050.

This first co-funded call aims to support transnational research and innovation projects (36 months) addressing one of the five priority areas below:

(1) Planning and managing sea-uses at the regional level

(2) Development of offshore marine multi-use infrastructures to support the blue economy

(3) Climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable, and resource-efficient blue food and feed

(4) Green transition of Blue Food production

(5) Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs) test use cases at EU sea-basins and the Atlantic Ocean

SBEP has created a partner search tool for those looking for a partner or a project to join

Further information at Blue partnership

Important dates
13 February 2023
Call Launch

15.00 CET

 

2 March 2023
Informative webinar

14.00 - 16.30 CET

 

13 to 23 March 2023
Brokerage event (partner matchmaking)

To improve set formation of applicant teams, a brokerave event has been established March 13 - March 23.

 

You can access the Agenda of this event following this link

 

 

The different one to one meeting sessions are scheduled at the following times:

- Monday, March 13, 2023 : 10:00 - 12:00

- Tuesday, March 14, 2023 : 14:00 - 16:00

- Wednesday, March 15, 2023 : 10:00 - 12:00

- Thursday, March 16, 2023 : 14:00 - 16:00

- Monday, March 20, 2023 : 10:00 - 12:00

- Tuesday, March 21, 2023 : 14:00 - 16:00

- Wednesday, March 22, 2023 : 10:00 - 12:00

- Thursday, March 23, 2023 : 14:00 - 16:00

 

At this stage, the registration is open here

14 April 2023
Pre-postal submission deadline

15.00 CET

 

September 2023
Full proposal submission deadline

15.00 CET

 

For general information on the call, please contact the SBEP Call Secretariat: sbep.call-secretariat@agencerecherche.fr

 

Contacts in IFD:

 

Investment Officer Connie Benfeldt, Phone: +45 61 90 50 61, e-mail: connie.benfeldt@innofond.dk

International Investment Officer Aila Lonka, Phone: + 45 6190 5036, e-mail: aila.lonka@innofond.dk

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