Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
Overview
The EU Grant Opportunity known as "HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04: Unlocking a Safe Operating Space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean" is part of the Horizon Europe program, targeting multidisciplinary research focused on understanding and monitoring the Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems in the context of climate change. The main goal is to improve scientific knowledge and contribute to the development of monitoring systems and policy frameworks.
Eligible applicants include a wide array of research organizations, universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and notably all international organizations. This broad eligibility reflects the global importance of Antarctic research. The type of funding available falls under Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), thereby providing direct financial support for eligible project costs.
The call encourages consortium-based proposals, although it is not explicitly stated as a requirement. The geographic eligibility primarily covers EU Member States and Associated Countries, with provisions for certain non-EU participants. International collaboration is heavily emphasized, particularly with countries involved in the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA).
The focus sectors are climate science, ocean observation, marine ecosystems, and cryosphere research. Although specific countries are not listed, the emphasis is on international cooperation involving Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Projects funded under this opportunity should aim to resolve uncertainties in climate projections, improve understanding of the ocean-atmosphere-ice dynamics, and contribute to safeguarding marine biodiversity in the Southern Ocean against climate change and human activities. The expected outcomes include enhanced monitoring indicators, strengthened observational systems, and recommendations for environmental governance.
The total funding amount allocated is €22 million, with a maximum of €11 million per project and two projects anticipated for funding. The application process is a single-stage, open call slated to open on April 20, 2027, with a submission deadline of September 23, 2027.
Co-funding requirements are not detailed, but Horizon Europe generally promotes co-financing. Success rates are not specified, yet typical success rates for similar grants range between 10-20%.
Proposals will be assessed based on scientific quality, implementation feasibility, and potential impact, with evaluation criteria outlined in the associated work programme documentation. For applicants, familiarity with the Horizon Europe Programme Guide and evaluation frameworks is essential for readiness in proposal submission.
In summary, this call represents a significant opportunity for research into critical scientific questions about climate resilience in the polar regions, promoting substantial contributions to international assessments and environmental policy frameworks while encouraging a collaborative research approach across international boundaries.
Eligible applicants include a wide array of research organizations, universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and notably all international organizations. This broad eligibility reflects the global importance of Antarctic research. The type of funding available falls under Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), thereby providing direct financial support for eligible project costs.
The call encourages consortium-based proposals, although it is not explicitly stated as a requirement. The geographic eligibility primarily covers EU Member States and Associated Countries, with provisions for certain non-EU participants. International collaboration is heavily emphasized, particularly with countries involved in the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA).
The focus sectors are climate science, ocean observation, marine ecosystems, and cryosphere research. Although specific countries are not listed, the emphasis is on international cooperation involving Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Projects funded under this opportunity should aim to resolve uncertainties in climate projections, improve understanding of the ocean-atmosphere-ice dynamics, and contribute to safeguarding marine biodiversity in the Southern Ocean against climate change and human activities. The expected outcomes include enhanced monitoring indicators, strengthened observational systems, and recommendations for environmental governance.
The total funding amount allocated is €22 million, with a maximum of €11 million per project and two projects anticipated for funding. The application process is a single-stage, open call slated to open on April 20, 2027, with a submission deadline of September 23, 2027.
Co-funding requirements are not detailed, but Horizon Europe generally promotes co-financing. Success rates are not specified, yet typical success rates for similar grants range between 10-20%.
Proposals will be assessed based on scientific quality, implementation feasibility, and potential impact, with evaluation criteria outlined in the associated work programme documentation. For applicants, familiarity with the Horizon Europe Programme Guide and evaluation frameworks is essential for readiness in proposal submission.
In summary, this call represents a significant opportunity for research into critical scientific questions about climate resilience in the polar regions, promoting substantial contributions to international assessments and environmental policy frameworks while encouraging a collaborative research approach across international boundaries.
Detail
The EU Funding & Tenders Portal presents a Horizon Europe (HORIZON) call, specifically Call 02, a single-stage call for 2027 identified as HORIZON-CL6-2027-02. The topic is "Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean" with the specific identifier HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04. This call focuses on HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA) and utilizes a HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG] Model Grant Agreement (MGA). The planned opening date for submissions is April 20, 2027, with a deadline of September 23, 2027, at 17:00:00 Brussels time.
The expected outcomes of projects funded under this topic include:
Improved multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, including their interaction, impact, and vulnerability to changes in regional and global climate systems in the near-term (∼2030), mid-term (2050–2060), and long-term (after ∼2060).
Significant contributions to key ocean, cryosphere, climate, and biodiversity monitoring indicators that support international, regional, and global assessments. Development of a regional approach to polar ocean, climate, and biodiversity observations, monitoring, and reporting.
Informed policies for environmental conservation and climate resilience, enabling evidence-based decision-making on polar ocean governance at regional, European, and global levels.
Sustained European leadership in ocean–climate–biodiversity-cryosphere science.
Significant contributions to global scientific assessments (e.g., IPCC, IPBES, and WOA), as well as to the UN Decades of Action of Ocean (2021-2030) and Cryospheric (2025-2034) Sciences, the Antarctica InSync programme (2027 and 2030), the International Polar Year (2032-2033), UN SDGs 13 and 14, and European polar science coordination efforts.
The scope of the proposals should include:
Resolving uncertainties and improving projections of the future of the region, considering irreversible, abrupt, and committed changes in the near-, mid-, and long-term, and their impacts on the Earth’s System.
Advancing understanding of complex interactions and feedbacks between the ocean, atmosphere, sea ice, ice shelves, and land ice dynamics, focusing on Antarctic continental shelves and regions for bottom water formation.
Advancing knowledge of Southern Ocean and sea ice dynamics in the near-, mid-, and long-term, to reduce uncertainties in projected future changes of large-scale ocean circulation and transport. This includes extreme events, fluxes between the ice sheet and the ocean, and the future dynamics of oceanic carbon pools.
Exploring the vulnerability of Southern Ocean ecosystems, including the impacts of climate change, pollution, and other anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics. This includes improved control variables for the diversity of all life forms and the development of long-term monitoring systems.
Developing mechanisms to distinguish human-induced environmental changes from natural ones and strategies to protect the Southern Ocean environment, as well as establishing the efficacy of conservation measures.
Improving key monitoring indicators and fostering a regional approach to polar ocean and climate observations, and further the representation of multi-scale interactions in Earth System Models (ESMs) and regional coupled atmosphere–ocean–sea ice–land models.
Advancing capabilities to provide evidence, proposals, and recommendations for policy and protection to prevent the Southern Ocean and its ecosystems from reaching a point of no return.
The actions should contribute to the evolution of the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean and Destination Earth and interface with the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). All in-situ data collected should follow INSPIRE principles and be available through open access repositories (Copernicus, and EMODnet). Efforts should be made to ensure data is FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable). Proposals are encouraged to consider data, expertise, and services offered by European research infrastructures and related projects like POLARIN. International cooperation is strongly encouraged, especially with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries. This topic is part of a coordination initiative between ESA and the European Commission on Earth System Science and should include resources for effective coordination with ESA Polar Science Cluster projects, including utilising novel satellite Earth Observation datasets and joint research actions. Furthermore, this topic supports European polar science coordination efforts, including synergies with and support to the objectives and work plan of the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO).
General conditions for participation include:
Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout as described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form.
Eligible Countries: As described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes, with specific provisions for non-EU/non-Associated Countries as detailed in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Other Eligible Conditions: All international organisations are exceptionally eligible for funding. Projects using satellite data must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion as described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Evaluation and award criteria, scoring, and thresholds as described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Submission and evaluation processes as described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement as described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Legal and financial set-up of the grants as described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions are described in the specific topic of the Work Programme.
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates are available in the Submission System, including the Standard application form (HE RIA, IA).
Evaluation form templates will be used with necessary adaptations, including the Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA).
Guidance is provided in the HE Programme Guide.
Model Grant Agreements (MGA) include the HE MGA.
Additional documents include:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
The budget overview for the call includes several topics:
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01: EUR 16,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04: EUR 22,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 11,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01: EUR 15,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 3 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03: EUR 11,800,000, indicative grant amount EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04: EUR 6,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06: EUR 10,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07: EUR 15,500,000, indicative grant amount EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08: EUR 7,800,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 7,800,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09: EUR 6,750,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,750,000, 1 grant
Partner search announcements are available for collaboration on this topic. LEARs, Account Administrators, or self-registrants can publish partner requests after logging into the Portal. The submission system is planned to open on the date stated on the topic header.
For support, applicants are encouraged to read all provisions carefully, use the Online Manual, consult the Horizon Europe Programme Guide, check the Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ, use the Research Enquiry Service, contact National Contact Points (NCPs) or the Enterprise Europe Network, and contact the IT Helpdesk for technical issues. The European IPR Helpdesk and CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk and ETSI Research Helpdesk are also available for specific advice.
In summary, this Horizon Europe call invites research and innovation actions focused on understanding and protecting the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere. It seeks to improve scientific knowledge, monitoring capabilities, and policy frameworks related to climate change and environmental conservation in the region. The call encourages international cooperation, data sharing, and the use of European research infrastructures to contribute to global assessments and sustainable management of the Southern Ocean. The total budget allocated to the call is substantial, with individual projects expected to receive significant funding to address the complex challenges facing this critical region of the Earth.
The expected outcomes of projects funded under this topic include:
Improved multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, including their interaction, impact, and vulnerability to changes in regional and global climate systems in the near-term (∼2030), mid-term (2050–2060), and long-term (after ∼2060).
Significant contributions to key ocean, cryosphere, climate, and biodiversity monitoring indicators that support international, regional, and global assessments. Development of a regional approach to polar ocean, climate, and biodiversity observations, monitoring, and reporting.
Informed policies for environmental conservation and climate resilience, enabling evidence-based decision-making on polar ocean governance at regional, European, and global levels.
Sustained European leadership in ocean–climate–biodiversity-cryosphere science.
Significant contributions to global scientific assessments (e.g., IPCC, IPBES, and WOA), as well as to the UN Decades of Action of Ocean (2021-2030) and Cryospheric (2025-2034) Sciences, the Antarctica InSync programme (2027 and 2030), the International Polar Year (2032-2033), UN SDGs 13 and 14, and European polar science coordination efforts.
The scope of the proposals should include:
Resolving uncertainties and improving projections of the future of the region, considering irreversible, abrupt, and committed changes in the near-, mid-, and long-term, and their impacts on the Earth’s System.
Advancing understanding of complex interactions and feedbacks between the ocean, atmosphere, sea ice, ice shelves, and land ice dynamics, focusing on Antarctic continental shelves and regions for bottom water formation.
Advancing knowledge of Southern Ocean and sea ice dynamics in the near-, mid-, and long-term, to reduce uncertainties in projected future changes of large-scale ocean circulation and transport. This includes extreme events, fluxes between the ice sheet and the ocean, and the future dynamics of oceanic carbon pools.
Exploring the vulnerability of Southern Ocean ecosystems, including the impacts of climate change, pollution, and other anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics. This includes improved control variables for the diversity of all life forms and the development of long-term monitoring systems.
Developing mechanisms to distinguish human-induced environmental changes from natural ones and strategies to protect the Southern Ocean environment, as well as establishing the efficacy of conservation measures.
Improving key monitoring indicators and fostering a regional approach to polar ocean and climate observations, and further the representation of multi-scale interactions in Earth System Models (ESMs) and regional coupled atmosphere–ocean–sea ice–land models.
Advancing capabilities to provide evidence, proposals, and recommendations for policy and protection to prevent the Southern Ocean and its ecosystems from reaching a point of no return.
The actions should contribute to the evolution of the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean and Destination Earth and interface with the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). All in-situ data collected should follow INSPIRE principles and be available through open access repositories (Copernicus, and EMODnet). Efforts should be made to ensure data is FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable). Proposals are encouraged to consider data, expertise, and services offered by European research infrastructures and related projects like POLARIN. International cooperation is strongly encouraged, especially with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries. This topic is part of a coordination initiative between ESA and the European Commission on Earth System Science and should include resources for effective coordination with ESA Polar Science Cluster projects, including utilising novel satellite Earth Observation datasets and joint research actions. Furthermore, this topic supports European polar science coordination efforts, including synergies with and support to the objectives and work plan of the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO).
General conditions for participation include:
Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout as described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form.
Eligible Countries: As described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes, with specific provisions for non-EU/non-Associated Countries as detailed in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Other Eligible Conditions: All international organisations are exceptionally eligible for funding. Projects using satellite data must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS.
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion as described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Evaluation and award criteria, scoring, and thresholds as described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Submission and evaluation processes as described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement as described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Legal and financial set-up of the grants as described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions are described in the specific topic of the Work Programme.
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates are available in the Submission System, including the Standard application form (HE RIA, IA).
Evaluation form templates will be used with necessary adaptations, including the Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA).
Guidance is provided in the HE Programme Guide.
Model Grant Agreements (MGA) include the HE MGA.
Additional documents include:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
The budget overview for the call includes several topics:
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01: EUR 16,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04: EUR 22,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 11,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01: EUR 15,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 3 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03: EUR 11,800,000, indicative grant amount EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04: EUR 6,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05: EUR 12,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06: EUR 10,000,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 5,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07: EUR 15,500,000, indicative grant amount EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000, 2 grants
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08: EUR 7,800,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 7,800,000, 1 grant
HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09: EUR 6,750,000, indicative grant amount around EUR 6,750,000, 1 grant
Partner search announcements are available for collaboration on this topic. LEARs, Account Administrators, or self-registrants can publish partner requests after logging into the Portal. The submission system is planned to open on the date stated on the topic header.
For support, applicants are encouraged to read all provisions carefully, use the Online Manual, consult the Horizon Europe Programme Guide, check the Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ, use the Research Enquiry Service, contact National Contact Points (NCPs) or the Enterprise Europe Network, and contact the IT Helpdesk for technical issues. The European IPR Helpdesk and CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk and ETSI Research Helpdesk are also available for specific advice.
In summary, this Horizon Europe call invites research and innovation actions focused on understanding and protecting the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere. It seeks to improve scientific knowledge, monitoring capabilities, and policy frameworks related to climate change and environmental conservation in the region. The call encourages international cooperation, data sharing, and the use of European research infrastructures to contribute to global assessments and sustainable management of the Southern Ocean. The total budget allocated to the call is substantial, with individual projects expected to receive significant funding to address the complex challenges facing this critical region of the Earth.
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Eligible Applicant Types: All international organisations are exceptionally eligible for funding. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. The eligible applicants are expected to be those capable of resolving uncertainties, improving projections and quantifications of the future of the region, looking at changes in the near-, mid- and long-term (irreversible, abrupt and committed changes), their likelihood, timing, rate, amplitude, and impacts on the Earth’s System (decadal to millennial climate projections, global sea level, ocean circulation, global carbon budget); advance understanding of the complex interactions and feedbacks between the ocean, the atmosphere, sea ice, ice shelves, and land ice dynamics, considering multiple scales and processes simultaneously, with focus on the Antarctic continental shelves where conditions are or will change rapidly and on regions for bottom water formation; advance the knowledge of Southern Ocean dynamics and sea ice dynamics in the near-, mid- and long-term. Better understand the distribution, underlying mechanisms and impacts of changes in the Southern Ocean and sea ice to reduce uncertainties in projected future changes of large-scale ocean circulation and transport, including abrupt, irreversible change/tipping elements and thresholds, collapse of the overturning circulations, regional and global climate and weather systems. This should include extreme events and mid-latitude weather; fluxes between the ice sheet and the ocean; the future dynamics of oceanic carbon pools; explore the vulnerability of Southern Ocean ecosystems, including the impacts of climate change, pollution and other anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics changes in the near (∼2030), mid (2050–2060) and long-term (after ∼2060). This includes improved control variables for the diversity of all life forms incorporating also the microbiome and functions (functional diversity), as well as the biocomplexity suitable for measuring biosphere integrity in different facets. Proposals should also contribute to the development or strengthening of long-term, continuous monitoring systems for Southern Ocean biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, in synergy with existing observation infrastructures; develop mechanisms to distinguish human-induced environmental changes from natural ones and develop strategies to protect the fragile environment of the Southern Ocean from human activities and climate change, as well as comprehensively establish the efficacy of Southern Ocean conservation measures for preserving evolutionary potential and those properties that best anticipate change; further improve key ocean, cryosphere, climate and biodiversity monitoring indicators that support international, regional and global assessments and foster the development of a regional approach to polar ocean and climate observations, monitoring and reporting, and further the representation of multi-scale interactions in Earth System Models (ESMs) and regional coupled atmosphere–ocean–sea ice–land models representing key physical, biogeochemical, and biological processes in the polar ocean regions; advance capabilities to provide evidence, tractable proposals and recommendations for commensurate policy and protection, restoration and long-term sustainable management responses to prevent the Southern Ocean and its ecosystems and cryosphere from reaching a point of no return.
Funding Type: Grant. The type of action is HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions and HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions and HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. The Type of MGA is HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG].
Consortium Requirement: Not specified, but the nature of the research suggests a consortium would be beneficial.
Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The call is part of Horizon Europe, indicating eligibility for EU member states and associated countries. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Target Sector: Climate, environment, ocean, cryosphere, biodiversity, polar science, earth system science, policy, and sustainable management.
Mentioned Countries: EU member states, non-EU/non-Associated Countries, All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries.
Project Stage: Research, development, validation, demonstration.
Funding Amount: Variable. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 the budget is EUR 16,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 8,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 the budget is EUR 22,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 11,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01 the budget is EUR 15,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 5,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 the budget is EUR 11,800,000 and the contribution is EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04 the budget is EUR 6,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06 the budget is EUR 10,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 5,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07 the budget is EUR 15,500,000 and the contribution is EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08 the budget is EUR 7,800,000 and the contribution is around EUR 7,800,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09 the budget is EUR 6,750,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,750,000.
Application Type: Open call.
Nature of Support: Money.
Application Stages: 1.
Success Rates: Not specified.
Co-funding Requirement: Not specified.
Summary:
This is a Horizon Europe call (HORIZON-CL6-2027-02) focused on "Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean." It aims to improve the multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, their ecosystem dynamics, and their interaction with the global climate system. The call seeks proposals that resolve uncertainties, improve projections, and advance knowledge of ocean and sea ice dynamics, ecosystem vulnerability, and the distinction between human-induced and natural environmental changes. Projects should contribute to key monitoring indicators, foster regional approaches to polar observations, and provide evidence for policy and sustainable management responses. The call encourages international cooperation, particularly with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries, and promotes synergies with ESA and the European Commission initiatives. The funding is provided through HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), HORIZON Innovation Actions (IA) and HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), with a single-stage application process and varying budgets for different topics, opening on 20 April 2027 and closing on 23 September 2027. All international organisations are exceptionally eligible for funding.
Funding Type: Grant. The type of action is HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions and HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions and HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. The Type of MGA is HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG].
Consortium Requirement: Not specified, but the nature of the research suggests a consortium would be beneficial.
Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The call is part of Horizon Europe, indicating eligibility for EU member states and associated countries. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
Target Sector: Climate, environment, ocean, cryosphere, biodiversity, polar science, earth system science, policy, and sustainable management.
Mentioned Countries: EU member states, non-EU/non-Associated Countries, All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries.
Project Stage: Research, development, validation, demonstration.
Funding Amount: Variable. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 the budget is EUR 16,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 8,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 the budget is EUR 22,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 11,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01 the budget is EUR 15,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 5,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-02 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03 the budget is EUR 11,800,000 and the contribution is EUR 5,000,000 to EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-04 the budget is EUR 6,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05 the budget is EUR 12,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06 the budget is EUR 10,000,000 and the contribution is around EUR 5,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07 the budget is EUR 15,500,000 and the contribution is EUR 7,000,000 to EUR 8,000,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08 the budget is EUR 7,800,000 and the contribution is around EUR 7,800,000. For HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09 the budget is EUR 6,750,000 and the contribution is around EUR 6,750,000.
Application Type: Open call.
Nature of Support: Money.
Application Stages: 1.
Success Rates: Not specified.
Co-funding Requirement: Not specified.
Summary:
This is a Horizon Europe call (HORIZON-CL6-2027-02) focused on "Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean." It aims to improve the multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, their ecosystem dynamics, and their interaction with the global climate system. The call seeks proposals that resolve uncertainties, improve projections, and advance knowledge of ocean and sea ice dynamics, ecosystem vulnerability, and the distinction between human-induced and natural environmental changes. Projects should contribute to key monitoring indicators, foster regional approaches to polar observations, and provide evidence for policy and sustainable management responses. The call encourages international cooperation, particularly with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries, and promotes synergies with ESA and the European Commission initiatives. The funding is provided through HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), HORIZON Innovation Actions (IA) and HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), with a single-stage application process and varying budgets for different topics, opening on 20 April 2027 and closing on 23 September 2027. All international organisations are exceptionally eligible for funding.
Short Summary
Impact The funding aims to improve multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, including their interaction, impact, and vulnerability to changes in regional and global climate systems. | Impact | The funding aims to improve multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere, including their interaction, impact, and vulnerability to changes in regional and global climate systems. |
Applicant Applicants should possess expertise in climate science, oceanography, biodiversity, and environmental monitoring, capable of addressing complex interactions and feedbacks in polar systems. | Applicant | Applicants should possess expertise in climate science, oceanography, biodiversity, and environmental monitoring, capable of addressing complex interactions and feedbacks in polar systems. |
Developments The funding will support research projects focused on climate, ocean science, cryosphere, biodiversity, and sustainable management in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic regions. | Developments | The funding will support research projects focused on climate, ocean science, cryosphere, biodiversity, and sustainable management in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic regions. |
Applicant Type This funding is designed for research organizations, universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and international organizations. | Applicant Type | This funding is designed for research organizations, universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and international organizations. |
Consortium While not explicitly stated, the nature of the research suggests that consortium participation would be beneficial for addressing multidisciplinary challenges. | Consortium | While not explicitly stated, the nature of the research suggests that consortium participation would be beneficial for addressing multidisciplinary challenges. |
Funding Amount The expected grant amount is €11,000,000 per project, with a total budget of €22,000,000 for this specific topic, funding 2 projects. | Funding Amount | The expected grant amount is €11,000,000 per project, with a total budget of €22,000,000 for this specific topic, funding 2 projects. |
Countries The opportunity emphasizes Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, encouraging international cooperation, particularly with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries. | Countries | The opportunity emphasizes Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, encouraging international cooperation, particularly with All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) partner countries. |
Industry This funding targets the climate and ocean science sectors, focusing on research and innovation actions related to environmental conservation and climate resilience. | Industry | This funding targets the climate and ocean science sectors, focusing on research and innovation actions related to environmental conservation and climate resilience. |
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