Blue Carbon Ecosystems – Joint Transnational Call 2025
JPI Oceans Joint Transnational Call 2025 on Blue Carbon Ecosystems is now officially open, aiming to support research that addresses critical knowledge gaps in the understanding and management of blue carbon ecosystems. It focuses on advancing scientific insight into the processes that govern carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in these ecosystems, and on generating evidence to inform effective policy and management responses.
National Participation
Xjenza Malta is proud to participate as one of the Research Funding Organisations launching this Call. Malta-based entities are eligible for funding of up to €150,000 per project to join international consortia addressing one (or more) of the following priority topics:
- Carbon stocks and fluxes at local and regional scales
- Blue carbon ecosystems’ resilience and vulnerability
- Effectiveness and scalability of restoration and protection measures
For further information kindly refer to the Call Text, as well as the National Rules for Participation for State Aid and Non-State Aid.
Full Proposal submission deadline – 2 March 2026, 14:00 CET
In addition to the full proposal submission by the Project Coordinator on the Call Online Submission Platform, Malta-based applicants must submit a National Application Form to
eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt by 2 March 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Please access the National Application Form. The corresponding annexes can be accessed from the Xjenza Malta Resources Page.
We are more than pleased to arrange one-on-one meetings to explore and discuss this funding opportunity in greater detail, kindly contact eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt
* If more than one National partner is present in one consortium, the total amount of funding for the participating National partners cannot exceed the €150,000 capping.

