Interreg North Sea Region - Calls for Projects Portal

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Enriched EU · Found: 2026-03-10 20:56

Portal for all Interreg North Sea calls including upcoming Call 6 (2026). Impact areas include Blue Economy, Climate Adaptation, and Ecosystem Management. NGOs eligible with up to 60% ERDF co-financing.

Source: https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/calls-for-projects

Funding Details

Funder: Interreg North Sea Programme (European Regional Development Fund)
Funding Goal: Support transnational cooperation projects across the North Sea region in four priority areas: robust and smart economies, green transitions, climate resilience/pollution/biodiversity, and better governance. The programme funds substantive transnational projects and capitalisation projects to scale up programme outputs.
Funding Amount: Call 6 (upcoming): up to €1 million. Previous calls: project budgets varied significantly; available funds page covers details per call. (up to 1.000.000 €)
Deadline: Call 6 opens December 2026; ongoing programme with periodic calls (periodic)
How to Apply: Applications submitted via the programme portal at interregnorthsea.eu. Programme login available. Partner search tool available to find project partners. Calls are published with guidance notes and supporting materials.
Target Region: North Sea Region (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK)
Contact: info@interregnorthsea.eu | Phone: +45 2135 8853 or +45 2135 8854 | Toldboden 3E, ground floor, DK-8800 Viborg
Official Page: https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/calls-applications
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 13:30

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Transnational partnership required (multiple North Sea partner countries)

Project Scope

Project must align with one of the four programme priorities

Required Documents

Application must be submitted via the programme portal
Partner search tool available to find transnational partners

Constraints

Call 6 (December 2026): must capitalise on existing VIB programme outputs
Maximum budget for Call 6: €1 million; project duration 1.5-2 years

Summary

The Interreg North Sea Programme is an EU-funded transnational cooperation programme covering the North Sea region (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and UK). It is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the 2021-2027 programme period (VIB). The programme operates through four strategic priorities: (1) Robust and smart economies, (2) Green transitions, (3) Climate resilience, pollution and biodiversity, and (4) Better governance. Historical project portfolio includes work in renewable energy, circular economy, blue economy, ecosystem management, water governance, liveability, green transport, climate adaptation, sustainable farming, energy efficiency, and digital transformation. Eligible activities include transnational research and innovation, pilot projects, knowledge transfer, capacity building, infrastructure, and policy development. Projects must involve partners from multiple North Sea partner countries. Geographically, the programme covers the North Sea partner countries: Belgium (Flemish region), Denmark, Germany (certain states), Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and UK. Transnational partnerships spanning multiple countries are required. Eligible applicants include public authorities, universities and research institutions, NGOs, businesses, and other organisations from the partner countries. The programme includes both standard project types and small-scale projects. The current open call (Call 6) is a capitalisation call opening in December 2026 with budgets up to €1 million and project durations of 1.5 to 2 years. Calls are published periodically throughout the programme period.

Historical Context

The programme is part of the Interreg VIB (2021-2027) period. Previous calls have funded projects in blue economy, circular economy, ecosystem management, climate adaptation, water governance, sustainable farming, and energy. Call 6 (opening December 2026) is a capitalisation call. The programme has supported previous calls (1-5) for substantive projects.

Why it was added

EU Round 8 EU4: Interreg North Sea calls portal

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