Deadline: 15 October 2026

The 5th edition of the Expo Fish Portugal Innovation Award is an initiative that recognises innovative projects and ideas in the seafood, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Both individuals and organisations are eligible to apply. Three prizes of €5,000 are available.

Categories

The theme of the competition is ‘Innovation and research related to the seafood sector’.

The categories are:

a) New seafood products;

b) More sustainable fishing and aquaculture;

c) New equipment, solutions and digital services.

Eligibility

All individuals, namely higher education students enrolled in a bachelor’s, postgraduate, master’s or doctoral programme at a higher education institution in Portugal, teachers) or legal entities, namely companies, start-ups and research centres, are eligible to apply for the prize.

Participants may only submit one application.

Prize

The competition will award a monetary prize of € 5 000 to the winning project in each category. An honourable mention will be awarded in each category. All projects will receive a certificate of participation in the competition.

How to apply

Project applications must be submitted in the form of a written report in non-editable PDF format. Applications must be registered using an appropriate form (in Portuguese).

The application form must be completed in Portuguese, but other documents may be attached in English if necessary.

Support material

Additional information can be found here, including the list of projects from the last edition.

Please keep in mind that if you are considering applying, you must follow these guidelines. Get in touch with us (cesam-gesciencia@ua.pt) and we can provide you with specific support.