SBEP: Rolling Transnational Access to Marine and Maritime Research Infrastructures

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) has launched its Rolling Transnational Access Call, offering research teams access to approximately 50 marine and maritime Research Infrastructures (RIs) across Europe’s sea basins. The call is open from 20 February 2026 to 29 February 2029, with rolling submissions and cut‑off dates every four months. The next cut‑off is 20 October 2026.

Access to these Research Infrastructures is key to advancing scientific excellence and innovation in the sustainable blue economy. This call provides access to research vessels, fixed and mobile platforms, analytical laboratories, high‑performance computing facilities, portable equipment and virtual data infrastructures, supporting experimentation, observation and data analysis across Europe’s sea basins, including the Black Sea. 

Eligible applicants include universities, research organisations, SMEs, large enterprises, NGOs and public authorities. The Partnership covers access costs to the selected infrastructures; applicants must secure their own operational funding. Proposals are evaluated by an International Evaluation Panel.

Budget: Access costs are covered by the Partnership (user operational costs not included)