Upcoming Deadlines

Range 30 days 3 months 6 months 12 months
Source EU Federal (DE) Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony Foundation Private US Foundation UK Nordic UN / Multilateral Corporate Impact Investor Philanthropic Network International
Relevance ≥70% ≥50% ≥30%
Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
Audience For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers For Startups
Funder-type Corporate Family Office Foundation Government Impact Investor Multilateral Philanthropic Network Research Council
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3 fixed deadlines, 3 rolling/open

June 2026

17.06. 29d left
EU Blue Partnership - Transitioning Blue Economy Sectors · Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) · Total estimated budget approx. EUR 43.5 million pooled across 38 national/regional funding organisations and co-funded by the EU (Horizon Europe). Individual project budgets depend on national regulations and participating funders.
For Researchers Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Global North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Pollution Research

September 2026

23.09. 127d
Horizon Europe - Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters · European Commission / Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) / Horizon Europe · Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/27 includes new 2026 calls for the Ocean Mission. Individual call budgets vary. Typical Horizon Europe project grants range from several hundred thousand to several million EUR.
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Global North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Pollution Research
23.09. 127d
Horizon Europe Mission Ocean — OCEAN-03: Fishers Co-Management of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2026) · European Commission – Horizon Europe · EUR 7,000,000–7,750,000 per project; indicative total budget EUR 31,000,000 for 4 grants under this topic.
Government Grant Baltic Sea Mediterranean North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation Research

Rolling / Open Deadlines

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Interreg North Sea Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg North Sea Programme · Call 6 is currently open (deadline not specified on page; rolling within Call 6 period)
For NGOs Government Multilateral Grant North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation
periodic
Interreg Deutschland-Danmark Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg Deutschland-Danmark · November 2025 application deadline was likely the last in 2021-2027 period — funds expected to be fully committed
Government Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark North Sea Blue Economy Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection
Rolling
European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) · European Commission / Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) · Rolling basis
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Fisheries Marine Conservation