Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

In short

This is a Research and Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €22 million for about 2 grants of €11 million each. Submission opens on 20 April 2027. Deadline: 23 September 2027.

What the call wants to achieve

• improved multidisciplinary scientific understanding of the functioning of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic cryosphere and associated ecosystem dynamics, in the near term (∼2030), mid-term (2050-2060) and long-term (after ∼2060), including their mutual interaction with, impact on and vulnerability to, current and (…)
• important contributions made to key ocean, cryosphere, climate and biodiversity monitoring indicators that support international, regional and global assessments. Fostered development of a regional approach to polar ocean, climate and biodiversity observations, monitoring and reporting
• informed policies for environmental conservation and climate resilience and enabled evidence-based regional, European, and global decision-making on polar ocean governance; sustained European leadership in ocean-climate-biodiversity-cryosphere science; significant contributions made to global scientific assessments (…)

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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