Promoting ocean and water literacy in school communities (call 3)

Project applications must be submitted by 21 st of November 2024 at 23:59 CET (Central European Time), by completing the application online Available on the ProBleu website.

Each applicant can only submit one application. If the same applicant submits more than one application, the last application submitted within the valid deadline will be the one considered.

A project application is composed of the following elements (compulsory):

● Online application form: Information about the school, project summary, checklist. Applications not submitted via online application form will not be considered eligible.

● Project description: PDF or Word form to be completed using the templates provided on the ProBleu website. The project description must be attached to the online application form and comply with the limits of characters indicated in the form. Applications not using the provided Project Description Form and/or surpass the maximum number of characters defined in each field will not be considered eligible.

● Declaration of Honour: according to the template provided on the ProBleu website (to be attached to the online application form).

● Other document: applicants can submit any other document that confirms their legal status.

Evaluation and selection

Phase 1: Eligibility and Document Analysis

Check of the submitted proposals to analyse their conformity with the eligibility criteria for applicants and applications.

Phase 2: Quality and Merit Evaluation

Eligible applications are assessed and scored up to 100 points. The minimum score necessary for a project to be considered for financial support (threshold) is 70 points. Each application will be evaluated by two experts selected by the ProBleu consortium.

The applications will be evaluated in three dimensions with different criteria:

1. Dimension 1: Quality of the project and outcomes (maximum 35 points; threshold: 20 points). Subcriteria: Topics addressed; Type of activities and expected outcomes; Quality and feasibility of the work plan; Features of the outputs; Links to the school curricula and school activities.
2. Dimension 2: Engagement and impact (maximum 35 points; threshold: 20 points). Subcriteria: Involvement of students; Involvement of the wider school community; Accessibility and inclusion; Exploitation/ reproducibility of outcomes.
3. Dimension 3: Criteria defined by Horizon Europe (maximum 30 points; threshold: 18 points). Subcriteria: Cooperation/ Twinning; Commitment to a Climate Pact Pledge; Innovation, Open Schooling and Citizen Science.

Once the list of projects selected for funding is available, the results will be communicated individually to all project representatives and will be publicly announced.

Please consult the "Call for proposals" document available in the ProBleu website.

If you have doubts about the application process, please check the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on the ProBleu website. If you still have questions, you can send an email to probleucall@probleu.school before the 18th of November 2024. We cannot guarantee that emails will be answered after this date.

Two info days will be organised on the 8 th of October and 30th of October (always at 10:00 CET - Central European Time). You can register by sending an email to probleucall@probleu.school. The recorded session or a summary of it will be available on the ProBleu YouTube Channel.