iMERMAID Open Call 2
Extended Demonstration of the iMERMAID solutions in new associated regions
This is your opportunity to lead the way in water pollution monitoring and remediation!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Open Call #2 of the iMERMAID project
Do you want to engage in the demonstration of the innovative iMERMAID solutions towards the monitoring and reduction of chemical contaminants of emerging concern in water resources?
The iMERMAID Open Call #2 invites regional and local authorities to propose their use cases, to showcase the feasibility, replicability and scale up of the iMERMAID solutions, and expand the number of use cases acting as demonstrators. Applicants should be located in EU Member states and Associated regions, not represented by the partners of the consortium.
Open Call #2 offers €500 000 to support 5 projects that will be part of our journey.
Apply for your chance to be part of the iMERMAID programme and build the capacity needed to restore our water ecosystems!
Background
The primary ambition of iMERMAID is to create innovative and replicable approaches to monitor and remediate chemical pollution to support the EU’s mission to restore, protect and preserve the health of our oceans, seas, and waters. The project will deploy and demonstrate the developed solutions in various use cases, providing the basis for their future scale up addressing chemical pollution from its source to its destination.
Through its open call, the project aims to engage with ‘associated regions’ outside the iMERMAID consortium to demonstrate the feasibility, replicability, and scalability of these solutions in new areas. These associated regions will receive funding and technical advisory services to prepare roadmaps, plans, and projects aimed at preventing, eliminating, and remediating chemical pollution. The support will address potential barriers and showcase the feasibility of implementing iMERMAID’s innovative solutions.
iMERMAID Open Call 2 in a nutshell
Open Call 2: Opens in January 2025
We will fund 5 demonstration projects in EU and associated regions
500 000 EUR
100 000 EUR per application
9 months support programme
What’s in it for you
€100.000 grant
Per demonstrator to showcase the feasibility, replicability and scale up of the iMERMAID solutions, and expand the number of use cases acting as demonstrators.
9 months technical assistance
Technical advisory services to prepare roadmaps, plans and projects to prevent, eliminate and remediate pollution from chemicals in associated regions, based on specific needs.
Pairing with iMERMAID Use-Cases for Hands-On Learning
The selected associated regions will be paired with iMERMAID project use-cases to follow closely the demonstration activities and learning outcomes.
Exploitation and sustainability support
Selected projects will be supported after the end of the assistance programme to identify relevant next steps for the sustainability of their projects.
Eligible entities
Applicants to iMERMAID Open Call #2 are local and/or regional authorities from an ‘associated region’, not represented by the partners of the consortium.
The proposals should ensure that the associated regions are in Member States/Associated countries other than those that are part of the project consortium. An “associated region” shall benefit from the Financial Support to Third Parties provided under this topic only once.
What is an associated region: Local and regional authorities from an associated region are legal entities, including bodies representing a regional/local authority (such as regional/local agencies, regional planning bodies, regional/local transport authorities, etc), who can showcase the feasibility, replicability and scalability of the solutions developed in the iMERMAID project.
What are associated regions: Are areas with similar ecosystems (e.g. neighbouring regions and/or regions in a different river basin) and/or less-developed regions, with the view to build capacity to implement the innovative solutions to restore freshwater ecosystems.
Eligible: Please check the full list of member states and Associated countries eligible for HE support: here. The eligible regions are the ones that are NOT located in the countries in which the iMERMAID project partners are based (see below) and that have not been selected as a beneficiary under Open Call #1 (Information to be provided in January 2025).
Non-eligible countries: All regions located in the countries, in which the iMERMAID project partners are based: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine. Please consult the list of project partners here.
Timeline
Any questions?
Write to us at opencall@imermaid.eu
