A call is open for the award of one Research Grant (RG) under the European project ‘WIN-BIG – Women in Blue Economy Intelligence Gathering and Capacity Boosting, funded by the European Commission – ClNEA, of CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies.
A call is open for the award of one (1) Research Grant (RG) under the scope of the R&D project ‘SMARTDEC: Smart Clusters for Maritime Decarbonisation’, funded by the European Union, Interreg Atlantic Area programme.
Deadline: 7 May 2025 Eklipse, a European science-policy mechanism dedicated to supporting better-informed decisions about biodiversity and ecosystem services, invites contributions of knowledge and expertise on the ecological requirements of marine habitat types and species for which Natura 2000 sites must be designated under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. The input will assist Member […]
Deadline: 31 May 2025 The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has launched its annual GBIF Graduate Researchers Award. The competition seeks to encourage research and innovation in biodiversity informatics based on data published through GBIF. Researchers who are master’s or doctoral students can apply for this award. In 2025, two 5,000€ prizes will be awarded, […]
Deadline: 31 May 2025 FEBS Letters celebrates Women in Science Week 2025 with a writing contest. Researchers at any career stage and of any gender are invited to write about their female role models, including prominent scientists, mentors, and other women who have inspired them in their academic careers. The author of the winning submission will […]
Deadline: 31 August 2025 CESAM, as a full member of EuroMarine, is eligible for two funding schemes boosted by this network. If you have an idea to organise a Foresight Workshop or a EuroMarine School on Ocean Transformation, this is a great opportunity to get funding (7,000€ and 15,000€, respectively). CESAM is organising an info session […]
Deadline: 2 May 2025 CESAM, as a full member of EuroMarine, is eligible for two funding schemes boosted by its working group OYSTER – Orienting Young ScienTists of EuroMarine. OYSTER is funding up to 15 Individual Fellowships to attend training activities of your choice (e.g., courses, workshops) and 10 Travel Grants to attend conferences (500 […]
Deadline: 2 May 2025 The CYTED Programme, represented in Portugal by FCT, has launched a call to fund the formation of Ibero-American networks focused on the thematic lines established by CYTED. You can have a fund of up to 20,000€ per year for four years. Additional information can be obtained here. CESAM integrated members that […]
Deadline: 30 June 2025 The European project MICROBES-4-CLIMATE (M4C) launched its 1st Transnational Access (TNA) Call, inviting researchers to apply for access to cutting-edge research infrastructures, data, and expertise. This initiative aims to foster cross-border collaboration and accelerate scientific progress in microbial and environmental sciences. Researchers and PhD students working in fields such as biotechnology, […]
Deadlines: 08 July (Section 2) & 15 July (Section 1) of 2025 The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) has launched six calls dedicated to research and innovation in water management, farming systems, and the agri-food value chain within the Mediterranean region. Around thirty projects will be funded to accelerate the […]
Deadline: 31 May 2025 The Mario Markus Prize for Ludic Science is designed to honour scientific work in the natural sciences that is ‘playful’. For the purpose of the award, the term ‘playful’ is defined as research that includes discoveries that arose from research that was undertaken not with any specific application in mind, but […]
Deadline: 31 May 2025 The organizers of the conference OceanObs’29 are inviting ocean representatives to serve on the Programme Committee. They welcome applications from various ocean-knowledge backgrounds, including oceanographic scientists, data and modelling specialists, marine engineers, ocean processes and health experts, economists, policy, industry, and indigenous leaders, to guide global ocean observing advancements through this […]
Deadline: 18 September 2025 The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries under the Horizon Europe programme. CBE JU encourages the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, including farmers, brand owners, companies, research […]
Deadline: 8 October 2025 The MSCA Staff Exchanges (MSCA-SE) actions offer researchers and innovators short-term international and inter-sectoral staff exchanges through sustainable, collaborative projects in Europe and beyond (from PhD candidates to postdoctoral researchers and administrative/technical staff). These actions promote the transfer of knowledge and skills while increasing the organisation’s research and innovation capabilities. More […]
Deadline: 30 April 2025 The Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize is an initiative resulting from a protocol between the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation (FBA), aiming to promote the implementation of projects with obvious merit and impact at national and international level in the field of conservation, restoration […]
Deadline: 15 May 2025 The FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award recognizes significant contributions by female scientists in Europe. Winners of the award are inspiring role models for future generations of women in science. Each year, one woman working in the life sciences will be rewarded with a 10,000 € prize. Additional information and […]
Deadline: 15 May 2025 The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. The projects should be interdisciplinary in nature and should challenge existing paradigms by using novel approaches and techniques. Scientifically, they should address an important problem or […]
Deadline: 6 May 2025 The 8th edition of the Arquivo.pt Award is now open, inviting submissions of innovative projects that utilize the historical information preserved by Arquivo.pt. The call is open to all interested individuals or groups. Participants can win prizes ranging from €2,000 to €10,000. Description The call will reward original and innovative works […]
Deadline: 15 May 2025 The Einstein Forum, in partnership with the Wittenstein Foundation, has launched the call for their annual Einstein Fellowship programme. The fellowship offers outstanding young researchers the opportunity to engage in a project beyond their original area of specialisation. The fellowship provides a 10 000 € stipend, along with travel expense reimbursement and […]
Deadline: 20 May 2025 REGIOSTARS is Europe’s label of excellence for EU-funded projects that demonstrate the impact and inclusivity of regional development. Has your project created a positive impact locally? Was something new developed as part of it? Did it benefit your region economically, socially or environmentally? Do the results continue to show even after […]
Deadline: 30 May 2025 (1st phase); 30 September 2025 (2nd phase) & 06 January 2026 (3rd phase) Applications are now open for the Incentive Scheme for Business Research, Development and Innovation. This competition funds operations that integrate industrial research and/or experimental development activities, leading to the creation of new products, processes or services or the introduction of […]
Deadlines: 31 March, 31 July & 30 November 2025 Through AQUASERV’s Transnational Access programme, researchers from academia (including PhD students) can use state-of-the-art resources and specialised facilities in the fields of sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, ecological restoration and the blue economy (whether focused on sustainability, food security, marine biotechnology, ecosystem health, pollution, or other). There will be […]
Deadline: 22 May 2025 The EU-LAC Interest Group, a consortium of 29 funding agencies from European Union (EU) Member States, Associated Countries, and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries, has opened a new call aimed at fostering sustainable, multilateral cooperation between researchers from Europe and associated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The call […]
Deadline: 4 May 2025 In the framework of the BNP Paribas Foundation Climate & Biodiversity Initiative, the 2025 call for projects is inviting submissions for scientific research projects (fundamental and/or applied research) that improve knowledge of the interactions between climate and biodiversity and their effects societies. It also encourages researchers to identify nature-based solutions to […]
Are you a passionate PhD researcher in environmental and marine sciences seeking to elevate your research career? The Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, invites you to apply for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) 2025 (deadline 10 September 2025)! By applying for an MSCA-PF with […]
Deadline: 30 May 2025 (1st phase) & 30 October 2025 (2nd phase) Applications are now open for the Incentive Scheme for Business Research, Development and Innovation – Business R&D&I – Co-promotion Operations. This call funds actions related to activities from research to the production and/or market introduction of products, processes or services, boosting productive innovation, […]
Deadline: 17 June 2025 The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) opened a call to build a new sustainable innovation partnership to strengthen Europe’s water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. The Call for Proposals invites consortia of organisations and industry leaders bringing together water-related education, research and business to put forward their vision […]
Deadlines: 28 February | 30 April | 30 June | 31 August | 31 October | 31 December 2025 The consortium European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO-ERIC) has opened its annual Infrastructure call offering access to EMSO facilities. Access may be accomplished remotely, partially remote or in-person. Researchers, PhD students or research staff are eligible to […]
Deadline: 13 March, 10 July & 13 November 2025 EIT Food launched a competitive, open Impact Funding Framework to promote ambitious, long-term collaboration that will lead to food systems change to benefit us all. The funding is focused on two separate areas – larger-scale collaborative programmes, and innovative single projects. There are three submission windows in 2025 – choose […]
Deadline: 24 June 2025 Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) supports new or existing doctoral programmes and postdoctoral fellowship schemes. The aim of these projects is to spread the best practices of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) including international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research training, as well as international and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers at […]
AQUASERV’s Transnational Access (TA) programme provides free access to Europe’s leading research facilities by PhD students, early-career researchers, or research professionals affiliated with a recognized institution. AQUASERV welcomes innovative research ideas across all areas related to sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, ecological restoration, and blue economy. This call will always be open and an info session will […]
Deadline: 21 October 2025 Researchers are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural, or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged. This is a great opportunity to create an interdisciplinary research network in a topic of your choice for 4 years. CESAM integrated […]
Deadlines: Pre-proposal submission: 15 January 2025 Full proposal submission: 09 July 2025 The European partnership FutureFoodS, focused on transforming Europe’s food production and consumption towards more sustainable and resilient systems, has launch the first co-funded call for transnational research projects. This two-stage call will fund innovative projects that contribute to one of three topics related […]
Deadline: 31 December 2025 or until the program’s maximum allocation is reached (whichever comes first) FCT has announced the launch of the “FCT Mobility” programme, aimed at supporting the international mobility of researchers. The programme will fund medium and long-term stays for national doctoral researchers in foreign institutions and for foreign doctoral researchers in national institutions, with a […]
The call is permanently open until the end of 2026 The Portuguese Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation (FFMS) funds the preparation of studies and policy papers. The Foundation’s studies must comprehensively and in-depth analyse beyond the reality and include proposals for national public policies; they are expected to take two years to prepare. Regarding the […]
Deadline: Permanently open The Fulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant Programme allows Portuguese higher education institutions to receive American Professors who are in Europe on a Fulbright grant to teach (seminars, conferences, workshops) or collaborate on other projects for short periods (up to a maximum of 5 days). Portuguese higher education institutions interested in participating in this […]
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is establishing a list of individual experts following a call for expression of interest to assist it in carrying out preparatory work in support of EEA’s activities with the main focus on the areas of Resource use, Circular economy and waste, Health and environment, Oceans and sustainable blue economy, Biodiversity, […]
The Ministry of Education & Science of Ukraine intends to promote the involvement of international experts in the evaluation of the Ukrainian research system. This will be the way to ensure that evaluation practices are conducted according to the highest international standards, thus ensuring transparency and promoting the advancement of Ukraine’s research ecosystem and its credibility on […]
The 2025 Work Programme of the European Research Council was finally adopted. The Work Programme (WP) sets out the budgets of the calls, the calendar of grant competition and conditions for ERC funding. Research funded by the ERC is expected to lead to advances at the frontiers of knowledge and to set a clear and […]
The ERC-PT Careers programme aims to attract and retain international researchers for permanent positions in research and higher education institutions in Portugal. Deadline: 31 December 2025 This programme is funded under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and aims to encourage national institutions to recruit researchers with projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC) […]