Transnational Cooperation

Eurofleets

Eurofleets is a European Union FP7 research infrastructure project to foster the cooperation within research fleets across Europe. It is an ambitious project integrating 24 marine institutes, universities and enterprises from 16 European and associated countries. This project aims at the shared use of European research vessels and associated equipment to enhance their efficiency and help reducing costs, also by providing scientists on land with real time data from cruises.

Eurofleets particularly aims to promote multi-disciplinary work and to encourage research proposals and integration of partners that have only limited access to marine infrastructure.

Open Call for access on 18 European research vessels

Under the umbrella of Eurofleets a transnational call is launched for access on 18 European research vessels. The aim of the call is to provide ship-time for multi-national, collaborative research projects that will address important questions relating to all fields of basic marine research. A total of 66 fully funded days of ship-time on 5 Global/Ocean class research vessels and 110 days of ship-time on 13 Regional class ships is available, including the use of large equipment such as ROVs and submersibles, between 2011 and 2013.

The application procedure consists of a one step submission of full proposals.

The deadline for submission is Monday 31st of May 18:00 Hours Central European Time (CET).

If you are interested in applying for ship time in the frame of the Eurofleets project, please check at the Eurofleets site.