Pure Ocean Challenges Call for Projects Grant

Pure Ocean Challenges Call for Projects Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Pure Ocean Fund
Amount: Up to €80,000
Last Updated: October 05, 2025

Summary

Pure Ocean invites innovative projects focused on marine conservation through its 2025 Call for Projects. This initiative emphasizes sustainable practices, engaging local communities, and exploring nature-based solutions. It seeks to address critical themes such as marine pollution, biodiversity protection, and ecosystem resilience amid climate change. By supporting scientific research and public awareness efforts, Pure Ocean aims to safeguard fragile marine ecosystems and inspire collaborative action for a healthier ocean.

Overview

This year, Pure Ocean’s Call for Projects is organized in 2 selection phases: Phase 1 is open to all applications meeting the eligibility requirements ( pre-proposal deadline above).It involves completing a short online form describing the general outline of the project, presentation of the leader and organisation, a graphical abstract and keywords.40 applicants will be qualified in Phase 2 and invited to submit their full proposal. About Pure Ocean Pure Ocean is an international endowment fund based in Marseille and Lorient. Its main mission is to mobilize civil society in order to support ambitious and innovative scientific projects for the protection of biodiversity and fragile marine ecosystems. Through an international call for projects, then an analysis carried out by the five eminent researchers who make up the scientific committee, Pure Ocean selects projects with a strong innovative dimension, whether technological, ecological or social. Pure Ocean also raises public awareness of the situation of endangered ecosystems by highlighting solutions to protect them through conferences, the promotion of races and sporting challenges or the provision of “La Goutte Bleue” waste collection kits 4 Major Themes : The Pure Ocean Challenges (Based On The The United Nations 10 Ocean Decade Challenges) Understanding marine pollution and combating its originsProtecting biodiversity and restoring degraded marine ecosystemsStrengthening the resilience of marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them in the face of climate changeImproving our knowledge of the ocean-system Special Features of the 2025 Call for Projects This year, special attention will be given to : Developing marine conservation initiatives managed by local communities and indigenous peoplesExploring nature-based solutions for the preservation of blue carbon ecosystemsOperating in key oceanic areas the French littoral, Middle East/Asia and Africa coasts

Eligibility

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