
The SHORE project has launched its final open call (22 April – 30 June 2025) to fund school projects on ocean and water literacy with grants reaching up to 10,000€ per project.
SHORE Open Calls aim to enhance the ocean literacy of primary and secondary students, educators, and schools, by empowering youth to become agents of change and eco-citizens.
SHORE Open Call #3 Timeline
Submission (22 April – 30 June 2025 at 17:00 CEST)
Evaluation & Selection (July – Aug. 2025)
Contracting (Sept. 2025)
Schools Project Implementation (Oct. 2025 – Mar. 2026)
Eligible Topics
Sea-based activities
Biodiversity
Hazardous substances and marine litter
Climate change
Sustainable use of water resources
Who can apply?
Primary or secondary schools
Legally registered and established in the European Union or Horizon Europe associated countries.
Schools must be located in one out of five targeted regions of the SHORE Open Call – Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Rhine and Danube River Area
Please do not forget to read the Open Call Guidelines and check the list of eligible countries in this document before you apply.
You may find further information about the call here.