Pure Ocean Call for Projects 2025 (up to €40,000) Deadline: 1 October, 2024

The Pure Ocean Call for Projects 2025 is ongoing. Pure Ocean is an endowment fund based in Marseille, France. Its main mission is to mobilize businesses and civil society to support innovative applied research projects around the world, contributing to the protection of fragile marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

Following 5 call for projects, 28 international research teams have received financial and media support from Pure Ocean, for an average duration of 2 years. Beyond the funding of research projects, Pure Ocean organizes conferences and promotes sports challenges to raise awareness of the critical situation of the Ocean.

This year, a special attention will be given to projects:

• Developing marine conservation initiatives managed by local communities and indigenous peoples.
• Exploring nature-based solutions for the preservation of blue carbon ecosystems.
• Operating in key oceanic areas: the French littoral, Middle East/Asia and Africa coasts.

Grant

• Selected projects will receive up to €40,000/year (average €25,000/year), for a duration of one to two years, at the discretion of the Scientific Committee. A two-year project can therefore receive a maximum of €80,000 and support for certain projects can be renewed.

Eligibility

• The project must address one or more Pure Ocean Challenges.
• They seek out and support projects in all regions of the world.
• There is no age limit, but candidates in the early stages of their career are particularly encouraged to apply.
• Only non-profit organizations (universities, research institutes and NGOs) can apply and receive funding. The project can however include a collaboration with organizations from the private sector (companies, startups, etc.).
• Applicants must clearly outline their co-financing opportunities in their budget, as well as a minimum operating budget in the event that Pure Ocean is unable to grant the full amount requested.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated according to one main criterion: impact, i.e. the tangible and lasting benefit provided by the project’s implementation, in the context of one or more of the Pure Ocean Challenges. The Scientific Committee will grade and rank the proposals based on 5 equally-weighted criteria:

• Innovation – The project proposes an innovative approach (technological, social, nature-based or exploratory innovation)
• Relevance – The project specifically targets one or more Pure Ocean Challenges
• Consistency -The specific objectives of the project and the means to achieve them are clearly defined and achievable.
• Collaboration – The project involves the active participation and collaboration of several players*, and encourages inter/transdisciplinarity.
  • *If the project is local in scope, at least one of the players must guarantee that it is rooted in the local area and involves local people.
• Multiplication – The project includes a plan for disseminating the results, adapted to the various target audiences, as well as the actions required to engage them.

Application

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For more information, visit Pure Ocean.