The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP), supported under the Horizon Europe Programme, is a co-funded European partnership. The Partnership aims to support the implementation of R&I projects fostering a just and inclusive transition from the largely unsustainable ocean economy towards a renewable and circular blue economy. Within this framework, selected projects will be evaluated by an international panel of experts and subsequently funded by the respective national funding agencies.
The 2025 International Joint Call of the SBEP was officially launched on 15 September 2025 with the participation of 38 funding agencies from 28 countries, including TÜBİTAK from Türkiye. Applicants are required to comply with both the international call conditions and the national rules and regulations of the participating funding agencies. Each project proposal must be submitted by a consortium consisting of at least three partners from three different countries, each of which must be eligible for funding from at least three funding organisations participating in the SBEP 2025 call.
Submission Procedure:
International applications must be submitted through the “SBEP Proposal Submission System”.
National applications must be submitted through the “TÜBİTAK Proposal Submission System”.
Call Timeline:
Deadline for first stage (Pre-proposal) of international proposal submission: 17 November 2025 (15:00 CET)
Deadline for first stage (Pre-proposal) of national proposal submission: 24 November 2025 (23:59 UTC+3)
Deadline for first stage national e-signature: 28 November 2025 (23:59 UTC+3)
Only those proposals positively evaluated in Stage 1 will be invited to submit a full proposal in Stage 2. The deadline for national submissions to TÜBİTAK PBS for applicants invited to Stage 2 after the international evaluation will be announced in due course by our Institution.
Contact Details:
For questions about National Application Procedures: ceren.uzun@tubitak.gov.tr ;Tel: 0312 298 1789,
For questions about International Application Procedures: sbep@tubitak.gov.tr ;Tel: 0312 298 1783.
Please be reminded to attend the National Information Day organised by TÜBİTAK, as well as the International Information Day organised by the International Call Secretariat.
For further details regarding the call, please click here.
