The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia with the partnership of the European Union " Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership” announces a call

15 September, 2025

The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia with the partnership of the European Union " Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership” announces a call

The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia with the partnership of the European Union " Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership” announces a call “Digitalisation and innovation for resilient Marine Ecosystems Business and communities to strenghten the EU Blue Economy’s Competitivness.”

Priority areas:

Digital Twins of the Oceans at regional sub basin scale;
Blue economy sectors, development of marine multi-use infrastructures;
Planning and managing sea-uses at the regional level;
Blue Bioresources;
Resilient Coastal Communities and Businesses.

Participation in the competition may be undertaken jointly by the lead organization, partner organization (if applicable), and the key personnel.

With the aim to participate in the call, the project coordinator on behalf of lead organization registered in Georgia should submit the proposal to the following platform:

https://proposals.etag.ee/sustainable-blue

The project duration is 36 months

Call timeline

Step 1: Pre-proposal submission, eligibility, evaluation, and selection
21 July 2025	Pre-announcement
15 September 2025	Official launch – Call Publication EPSS and partner tool opening
24 September 2025, 14.00 CEST	International webinar for the applicants
*17 November 2025, 15.00 CET*	*Deadline for submission (pre-proposals)*
18 November 2025 to mid-March 2026	Step 1: eligibility checks (JCS, and National Contact Points (NCPs), evaluation by the IEC, selection by the CSC
Mid-March 2026	Communication of the results of the pre-proposal eligibility check and evaluation outcomes to project Coordinators. Invitation to submit full-proposals.
Mid-March to Early April 2026	Period for the redress procedure
Early April to mid-April 2026	Evaluation of the redress requests and communication of decisions to applicants
Step 2: Full proposal submission, eligibility, evaluation, and selection
*17 June 2026, 15:00 CET*	*Deadline for submission (full proposals)*
18 June 2026 to end October 2026	Step 2: eligibility checks (JCS, and NCPs), evaluation by the IEC, selection by the CSC
End-October 2026	Communication of the results of the full proposal eligibility check and evaluation outcomes to project Coordinators.
Early-November to Mid-November 2026	Period for the redress procedure
Mid-November to End-November 2026	Evaluation of the redress requests and communication of decisions to applicants
National/regional grant negotiations for the projects recommended for funding
December 2026 to June 2027	Projects’ start
Dec 2029/Jan 2030 to June 2030	Projects’ end (at month 36)