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Up to €80,000 Ocean Research Grant

  • Organization: Pure Ocean
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: France
  • Deadline: October 19, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Pure Ocean, an endowment fund set up in Marseille in 2017, funds applied research that protects marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Its 2027 call backs innovative ocean research projects based in mainland France or its overseas territories, with up to €40,000 a year for one or two years. Applications come from a non-profit organisation, such as a university, research institute or NGO, and researchers of any nationality and any age can lead a project, with early career researchers particularly encouraged. **What you get:** - Up to €40,000 a year for one to two years, so up to €80,000 for a two-year project, at the Scientific Committee's discretion - Flexible funding: salaries, overheads, transport and other costs are all eligible, spread across several categories - Support for some projects can be renewed - Funds paid to your organisation in three instalments, the first on signing the agreement in June or July 2027 **What you'll do:** - Phase 1: a short online form outlining the project, its leader and organisation, a graphical abstract and keywords, in English - Phase 2, if one of 20 shortlisted: a full proposal covering context, objectives, methods, expected impact, outreach and budget - Run a research project that tackles one or more Pure Ocean Challenges: marine pollution, biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, or understanding the ocean system **Key dates:** - Call opened September 21, 2026 - Phase 1 closes October 19, 2026 at 23:59 Paris time - Phase 2 shortlist notified by October 30, 2026 - Phase 2 runs November 2 to December 7, 2026 (23:59 Paris time) - 10 finalists contacted by mid-February 2027 - Grantees announced March 21, 2027 **More information:** - Full call description, FAQ and application platform: https://pure-ocean.wiin.io/en/applications/call-for-projects-2027 - Questions go to the scientific coordinator at science@pure-ocean.org; no individual phone or video appointments before the call closes

Apply for Up to €80,000 Ocean Research Grant

Pure OceanGrant

Up to €80,000 Ocean Research Grant

Oct 19, 2026 23:59:00 CET
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
France
Deadline
Oct 19, 2026 23:59:00 CET

About this opportunity

Pure Ocean, an endowment fund set up in Marseille in 2017, funds applied research that protects marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Its 2027 call backs innovative ocean research projects based in mainland France or its overseas territories, with up to €40,000 a year for one or two years. Applications come from a non-profit organisation, such as a university, research institute or NGO, and researchers of any nationality and any age can lead a project, with early career researchers particularly encouraged.

What you get:

  • Up to €40,000 a year for one to two years, so up to €80,000 for a two-year project, at the Scientific Committee's discretion
  • Flexible funding: salaries, overheads, transport and other costs are all eligible, spread across several categories
  • Support for some projects can be renewed
  • Funds paid to your organisation in three instalments, the first on signing the agreement in June or July 2027

What you'll do:

  • Phase 1: a short online form outlining the project, its leader and organisation, a graphical abstract and keywords, in English
  • Phase 2, if one of 20 shortlisted: a full proposal covering context, objectives, methods, expected impact, outreach and budget
  • Run a research project that tackles one or more Pure Ocean Challenges: marine pollution, biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, or understanding the ocean system

Key dates:

  • Call opened September 21, 2026
  • Phase 1 closes October 19, 2026 at 23:59 Paris time
  • Phase 2 shortlist notified by October 30, 2026
  • Phase 2 runs November 2 to December 7, 2026 (23:59 Paris time)
  • 10 finalists contacted by mid-February 2027
  • Grantees announced March 21, 2027

More information:

  • Full call description, FAQ and application platform: https://pure-ocean.wiin.io/en/applications/call-for-projects-2027
  • Questions go to the scientific coordinator at science@pure-ocean.org; no individual phone or video appointments before the call closes

Who can apply

  • The applicant must be a non-profit organisation: a university, research institute or NGO. Projects carried by individual persons are not eligible
  • The project must be based in mainland France or its overseas territories (French Atlantic coast and Atlantic territories, the Mediterranean, the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Indian Ocean and Pacific territories)
  • Project leaders can be French or international researchers
  • No age limit; early career researchers are particularly encouraged
  • The project must address a clearly defined research question under one or more Pure Ocean Challenges
  • Funding cannot go solely to awareness raising, clean-ups, events, art, advocacy or training
  • For-profit, promotional or advertising projects are not eligible; private sector partners are allowed as collaborators
  • Applications must be in English and complete, or they are disqualified
  • Co-funding is not required

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Good to know

  • +Up to €40,000 a year for one or two years, so up to €80,000 for a two year project, with salaries an allowed cost
  • +No age limit, and early career researchers are explicitly encouraged
  • +Pure Ocean has funded 39 research teams across seven previous calls, chosen by a named scientific committee
  • +Free to apply, and no co-funding is required

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only organisations apply: a university, research institute or nonprofit must carry the project and receive the money
  • !This call only funds projects based in mainland France or its overseas territories, though the lead researcher can be any nationality
  • !Two stages: the short first stage closes 19 October 2026 at 23:59 Paris time, and only 20 projects are invited to a full proposal due 7 December
  • !€80,000 is a ceiling; Pure Ocean's published average award is €25,000 to €30,000 a year
  • !Applications must be in English

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Up to €80,000 Ocean Research Grant
Oct 19, 2026 23:59:00 CET