Research Centre Jülich

Research Centre Jülich (JÜLICH)

Germany

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Benjamin Kürten
Vice Chair JPI Oceans

Funding opportunities

Joint Call for Proposals on Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment

Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania and Spain under the framework of JPI Oceans and together with BANOS, BlueMed, NOAA and the UN Ocean Decade, are pleased to launch this call, with a deadline for proposals on 28 February 2022.

Current Phase: Concluded

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MarTERA Call 2021

The MarTERA Cofund launched a fourth joint call for transnational research and innovation projects on on maritime and marine technologies with a total funding budget of EUR 8.5 million.

Current Phase: Concluded

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Blue Bioeconomy Joint Call

The joint call on the Blue Bioeconomy is supported by 16 countries with a total budget of 29.25 million EUR. The call is open for pre-proposals.

Current Phase: Concluded

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Call on knowledge transfer of research on Aquatic Pollutants

The three Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) on Water, Oceans and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) are pleased to announce an additional call for proposals on Scientific Networking and Transfer Projects.

Current Phase: Concluded

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2nd MarTERA Call

The second MarTERA call for for transnational research and innovation projects on maritime and marine technologies is open from 30 November 2018 to 29 March 2019.

Current Phase: Concluded

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Joint Call launch: Consequences of Changing Marine Lightscapes (Closed)

JPI Oceans is delighted to launch a new Joint Call on Consequences of Changing Marine Lightscapes aiming to close critical gaps in our understanding of the drivers and ecological impacts of changing marine lightscapes resulting from both Coastal Darkening and Artificial Light at Night. A total of approximately EUR 3.7 million has been made available by the participating Funding Partners for this Joint Call. Deadline for proposals: 30 May 2024.

Current Phase: Concluded

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Linked Joint Actions

Blue Bioeconomy

The BlueBio ERA-NET Cofund aimed to strengthen Europe’s position in the blue bioeconomy. It consisted of 30 partners from 17 countries, and launched a total of four calls funding 49 projects. Since 2024, JPI Oceans is following up the funded projects and activities.

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Cumulative Effects of Human Activities

The Cumulative Effects of Human Activities Knowledge Hub developed guidelines and common principles for decision makers on how to assess cumulative effects of human activities in a Handbook published in 2024.

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Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment

The Joint Action Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment aims to decrease the high level of uncertainty about the impact of noise through the promotion of specific lines of scientific research.

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Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining

The Joint Action Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining assesses the long-term impacts of polymetallic nodule mining on the deep-sea environment.

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MarTERA - ERA-NET Cofund on Marine Technologies

The H2020 ERA-NET MarTERA had an overall goal to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) in maritime and marine technologies as well as Blue Growth, funding projects in four calls. JPI Oceans organised the final meeting of the 3rd and 4th calls in November 2023.

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Ecological Aspects of Microplastics

The Joint Action Ecological Aspects of Microplastics was launched as one of JPI Oceans’ pilot activities, to study the sources, distribution and impact of microplastics in the marine environment.

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Munition in the Sea

The Knowledge Hub on Munition in the Sea constituted a multi-national expert group which assessed risks, defined priorities and suggested intervention options concerning legacy munitions in the marine environment, resulting in the launch of an information portal on munition in the sea in 2024.

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Ocean Carbon Capacities

The JPI Oceans Knowledge Hub on Ocean Carbon Capacities addresses the role of the Ocean in taking up carbon from the atmosphere.

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Science for Good Environmental Status

The Knowledge Hub constitutes a multi-national expert group that coordinates research and innovation to enable countries to assess and achieve Good Environmental Status.

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Multi Use of Infrastructure for Monitoring

The pilot action Multi use of Infrastructure for Monitoring in the North Sea developed pilot studies to test on current monitoring activities and resulted in a workshop between scientists and funding bodies in 2013 and additional monitoring during various International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) cruises in 2014.

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Changing Marine Lightscapes

The Joint Action on Changing Marine Lightscapes seeks to enhance knowledge and understanding of how marine lightscapes are changing through artificial light and turbidity, respectively, the drivers of change, the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, and how to manage these changes.

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Blue Carbon

The Joint Action on Blue Carbon addresses blue carbon as a measure for climate mitigation by providing spatial knowledge products to support carbon removal action and policy.

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European Marinas Network

The Joint Action aims to contribute to a better knowledge of marine ecosystems, and is centred around the research objective to develop a data-based understanding of the socio-environmental conditions within and around marinas in Europe.

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Ocean Oxygen Loss

Throughout 2025, JPI Oceans is pursuing the topic of ocean oxygen loss, namely its causes, trends and consequences, in the form of a Scoping Action.

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Aquatic Pollutants

In an unprecedented collaboration, the three JPIs on Water, Oceans and Antimicrobial Resistance, together with European Commission aim to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing society – the presence of pollutants and pathogens in water resources.

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Linked Strategic Engagements

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership

JPI Oceans plays a key role in the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, referred to as Horizon Europe’s blue arm of the Green Deal.

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