BlueLightS - 2nd Call for Blue Challenges in European Schools

Beneficiary & submission

Submission process Applications will be submitted online through the project’s webpage at https://blue-lights.eu/grant-for-schools/ The application form includes: 1. An administrative section with information about the school, the contact person(s) and the proof of membership to the Network of European Blue Schools (or a statement with the agreement to apply as members of the Network)  2. The description of the proposed blue challenge project/activities to be carried out by the school  3. The estimated budget of the blue challenge project/action  4. The Declaration on Honour in relation to exclusion criteria  The applications should be submitted in English language  Questions could be posed via the Call’s webpage via the email grants@blue-lights.eu until the 18th of September 2025. Participants will receive replies via email.   Additionally, FAQs will be published on the Call website.  The deadline for the submission of applications is 25 September 2024.  Maximum grant for each Blue Challenge is 3000 EUR.  Selection process After eligibility checks, the submitted applications will be subject to a qualitative evaluation from evaluators, following the selection criteria. The evaluation process will be managed by the Selection Committee and performed by a team of competent evaluators from all participating countries. The evaluators will evaluate the proposals independently and give a score in a 100 points scale, following common instructions that will be provided by the Selection Committee. After assessing the applications, the Selection Committee will organise a de-brief session with all evaluators, to check and ensure the soundness of the evaluation and discuss the overall results, before developing an overall ranking with all applications with their scores.  The list of the selected applications will be decided by the Selection Committee, taking into account:  The overall ranking of applications;  The budget allocated to each country;  E-twinning applications.  The partners retain the right to reduce the grant that will be awarded to the selected schools, if the different cost elements are not fully justified. The approved budget will be awarded as lump sum.  BlueLightS will publish the outcome of the calls on its project web site (and announced on social media), presenting a description of the selected blue challenge projects, the date of the award, the duration of the project, and the legal name and country of the recipient in charge of the project implementation. It will also ensure results are published in the dedicated Network of European Blue Schools webpage and disseminated throughout the EU4Ocean and Mission Ocean communities.