Guidelines

Purpose of the Call

ISblue is launching a “Theme Animation” call to meet the objectives of the research themes. This call is open twice a year: in September and April, with around 40k€ allocated per year, for projects ranging from 3k€ to 15k€ (including equipment, travel expenses, salary).

Priority will be given to promoting cooperation between the academic world and engineering schools/socio-economic partners.

Eligible Projects

This funding will support projects contributing to:

– The establishment/initiation/strengthening of international, inter-disciplinary and/or inter-unit ISblue collaborations;
– The animation of the theme (intra-theme seminars, meetings with the socio-economic world for example);
– The strengthening of the research-training link;
– The development of research questions in line with the objectives of the themes;
– Or support for the emergence of future structuring projects for the theme;

In order to simplify the evaluation of your application, it must be related to only 1 ISblue theme (see scientific description of the themes).

Deadline

This call will close on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at 11:59 pm (CET).
The steering committees for each theme will evaluate the applications within 1 month after the deadline.

Information on the Application Form

When you submit your application, please complete the simplified online form and attach the following document: Application form “AAP animation des thèmes 2025”.

Contacts for this Call

Theme 1: Ocean and climate regulation​​
Theme 2: Ocean-Earth interactions​​
Theme 3: Sustainable coastal systems​
Theme 4: The living ocean and ecosystem services​​
Theme 5: Long-term observing systems for ocean knowledge​

For Further Information :

​​For any technical questions during the application process, a “Frequently Asked Questions” document is available for consultation by clicking here.

For any question or information regarding the call: contact.isblue@univ-brest.fr​​​