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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5 fixed deadlines, 7 rolling/open

April 2026

05.04. 16d left
BongoHive EU-Funded Circular Economy Incubator - Zambia · European Union / BongoHive Innovations · €2,500 to €25,000 non-equity grants for top 10 acceleration-phase participants; milestone-driven disbursement
For Startups Government Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
06.04. 17d left
EIT Climate-KIC eCircular - Circular Economy Innovation · EIT Climate-KIC · Up to €50,000 per city for the current ESO call (India/Kenya). Previous Circular Economy Prize offered awards for startups/SMEs (amounts not specified publicly for current rounds).
For NGOs For Startups Multilateral Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance Africa India Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Waste Management
06.04. 17d left
Climate KIC — Circular Economy ESO Programme Grant (India & Kenya) · Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) — EU-funded · EUR 50,000 per city (Bengaluru and Nairobi separately); total call envelope not specified
For NGOs Research Council Accelerator Grant Africa India Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste
16.04. 27d left
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 · European Commission / Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) · Total call budget EUR 97.9 million; individual project grants vary by number of secondments (EUR 8,000-9,000 per person-month); typical project EUR 300K-1.5M
For NGOs Grant Africa Global India Nordic / Denmark Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Research
16.04. 27d left
Horizon Europe CL6 CIRCBIO-01 — Circular Systemic Solutions Through Living Labs in Cities (2026) · European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Cluster 6 CIRCBIO · EUR 5-10M per project indicative; total topic budget to be confirmed when call opens April 17 2026; two-stage call
For NGOs Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management

Rolling / Open Deadlines

Rolling
LIFE Programme 2025-2027 Multi-Annual Work Programme (Official Document) · European Commission / CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) · Annual calls throughout 2025, 2026, and 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers Government Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Biodiversity Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Waste Management
Rolling
Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 · Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 (IB.SH / EU Cohesion Policy) · Future calls expected 2026-2027; second call for project platforms closed November 2025
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Research
Rolling
Interreg South Baltic Programme - Calls for Proposals · Interreg South Baltic Programme (EU / Joint Secretariat) · No open call as of March 2026; next call expected mid-2026 based on ~2 calls/year cadence
For NGOs For Researchers Government Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Rolling
EEA Grants Active Citizens Fund - Green Transition & Marine · EEA and Norway Grants - Fund Management Office (FMO) · Rolling/periodic by country; applications managed by Independent Fund Operators in each country
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Capacity Building Climate Education
Rolling
EU CERV Programme - Citizens Engagement for Environmental Policy · European Commission - Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers · Rolling/periodic; varies by call for proposals within each strand
For NGOs Multilateral Grant Capacity Building Education
Rolling
SWITCH-Asia — Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia-Pacific · European Commission (DG INTPA) via SWITCH-Asia Programme · rolling
For NGOs Grant India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
Rolling
COST Actions Open Call 2026 · European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST Association) — EU Horizon Europe funded · rolling
For NGOs For Researchers Grant Africa India Nordic / Denmark Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Research