In the subsequent phase, the full proposals will be evaluated and ranked by an independent international evaluator panel. The results will be announced by the end of November 2019.
The MarTERA partners have also agreed to launch a third call later this year. The participating countries, priority areas and committed funding for the MarTERA Call 2020 will be announced in December 2019.
The overall goal of the MarTERA Cofund is to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) in maritime and marine technologies and Blue Growth. MarTERA resulted from the collaboration between JPI Oceans and former ERA-NET MARTEC. The consortium launched its second joint call in December 2018.
The second joint call was initiated by ministries/funding organisations from Belarus, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Turkey with a budget of EUR 15.4 million for collaborative research and innovation projects in the following areas:
- Environmentally friendly maritime technologies
- Development of novel materials and structures
- Sensors, automation, monitoring and observations
- Advanced manufacturing and production
- Safety and security