SBEP 4th Joint Call 2026 Launches

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The Marine Institute is delighted to announce that the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership’s fourth joint transnational call “Building a sustainable and innovative Blue Economy: mastering digital opportunities and fostering resilience” with a deadline for pre-proposal submissions on 16 November 2026. The fourth Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) co-funded call pools national and regional financial resources of 38 million Euro through the participation of 33 funding organisations from 28 countries. The Marine Institute is one of the national funders for Ireland under this call with a commitment of €0.9 million. Research Ireland is the other national funder with €0.6 million funding commitment, making €1.5 million in total available for Irish partners. The vision of the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is to design, steer and support a just and inclusive transition to a regenerative, resilient, and sustainable blue economy. This EU Horizon Europe Partnership aims to boost the transformation needed towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, productive, and competitive blue economy by 2030 while creating and supporting the conditions for a sustainable ocean for the people by 2050. Irish co-ordinators or partners in a consortium can apply to the Marine Institute under any of the four priority areas as follows: 1. Transitioning the blue economy sectors for sustainability and strategic autonomy2. Managing sea-uses by advancing digital and ecosystem-based approaches3.