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). Only one application may be submitted per person.

IMPORTANT: APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNSHIP GRANTS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH A SEPARATE CALL CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PURPOSE. ONE EXISTS FOR THEMES 1,2,3 AND 4, AND ANOTHER EXCLUSIVELY FOR THEME 5. 

Deadline

This call will close on Thursday, October 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​​​