The Call for Applications to select the Atlantic Project Awards 2023 is open and are organised by the Atlantic Strategy Committee, supported by the Atlantic Assistance Mechanism. The winners of the Atlantic Project Awards 2023 will be announced during the 10th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference (ASPC 2023), which will be held on the 18th and 19th of October at the Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões (Porto Cruise Terminal), in Porto. For more information about the Conference, please click here.
A total of 5 awards will be granted as recognition of the projects’ outstanding performance, in the following award categories, that are in line with the Pillars of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0:
- Atlantic Ports (Projects, initiatives and actions that feature ports as gateways and hubs for the blue economy and/or catalysts for business in the Atlantic);
- Blue Skills and Ocean Literacy (Projects, initiatives and actions that boost blue skills and blue jobs, featuring quality education, training and lifelong learning, and promote ocean literacy);
- Marine Renewable Energy (Projects, initiatives and actions that promote carbon neutrality through marine renewable energy);
- Healthy Oceans and Resilient Coasts (Projects, initiatives and actions for stronger coastal resilience and reinforce the fight against marine pollution);
- International Cooperation (Projects, initiatives and actions that reflect an international dimension to the Atlantic Action Plan as embodied in the Galway (2013) and Belém (2017) Statements and the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance.).
The winners will receive:
– A trophy and certificate;
– An opportunity to present their awarded project during the ASPC 2023;
– Promotion through the Atlantic Community’s web-based communication channels (Atlantic Strategy website, electronic publications and social media) and by general media coverage;
– An Atlantic Project Award Seal;
Applications may be submitted by any individual, organisation, business, group, network, consortium or institution that:
- Is headquartered, domiciled or present in an EU Atlantic Member State – France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain;
- Has a funded project or initiative either in progress or completed. A funded project is a group of tasks, actions, activities carried out by a consortium or a grouping within the framework of a larger and longer collaboration. Any type of funded project (at local, regional, national, or European level from public and/or private sources) that has been delivered or is being delivered inside the Atlantic Strategy geographical area is eligible to apply;
- Has been initiated within 36 months prior to the announcement of this Call.
For more information about key dates, preparation and selection procedure, please download the guidelines here.
You can submit your application here.
Deadline: 31 July 2023.
For questions, contact helpdesk@atlantic-maritime-strategy.ec.europa.eu