EMFAF-2026-PIA-ARCTIC

Support to awareness raising about the Arctic communities, including Indigenous People

Status
open for submission
Programme
European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)
Action type
EMFAF Project Grants
Opens
19 May 2026
Deadline
20 Aug 2026
Fetched
15 Jul 2026, 07:18 UTC
Plain-language summary

Grant for projects raising awareness about Arctic communities and Indigenous Peoples amid rapid environmental and geopolitical changes.

This call supports projects that raise awareness about the Arctic and its Indigenous Peoples. It aims to ensure their meaningful involvement in policymaking. The focus is on addressing rapid changes impacting these communities.

Likely relevant for

  • NGOs working with Indigenous Peoples
  • Environmental and climate change organizations
  • Policy advocacy groups focused on Arctic issues
  • Research institutions studying Arctic communities
  • Cultural heritage organizations

Project signals

focus on Arctic communitiesinvolvement of Indigenous Peoplesawareness raising activitiespolicy impact orientation

What it funds

  • Projects raising awareness about Arctic communities and Indigenous Peoples
  • Activities ensuring meaningful involvement of Indigenous Peoples in policymaking
  • Addressing environmental and geopolitical changes in the Arctic region

Expected outcomes

  • Increased awareness of Arctic community challenges
  • Enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples in policy processes
  • Improved understanding of Arctic environmental and geopolitical dynamics

Who can apply / participate

  • Legal entities as defined in call document
  • Organizations with capacity to implement projects in Arctic context
  • Check call document for consortium requirements
  • Eligible countries listed in call document section 6
  • Refer to call document section 6 for detailed eligibility conditions
  • Specific eligible applicant types not explicitly stated in summary

Must check before shortlisting

  • eligibility criteria in call document section 6
  • budget limits and funding rates
  • consortium requirements if any

Money

Total budget of approximately EUR 300,000 for 2026. Funding rate and detailed budget conditions to be checked in call documents.

  • Total budget for 2026 — 300000EUR
    Indicative total budget for this call

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission model.
  • Proposal page limits and layout as per call document section 5 and application form Part B.
  • Eligibility and admissibility conditions detailed in call document section 6.
  • Financial and operational capacity requirements in call document section 7.
  • Evaluation and award criteria and process in call document sections 8 and 9.
  • Legal and financial setup described in call document section 10.
  • Prepare proposal according to page limits and layout requirements.
  • Submit proposal via the Funding & Tenders Portal before deadline.
  • Ensure compliance with eligibility and admissibility criteria.
  • Contact CINEA-EMFAF-CALLS@ec.europa.eu for call-specific questions before 13 August 2026.
  • Check detailed eligibility and consortium rules in call document.
  • Budget and funding rate details must be verified before application.
  • Deadlines and submission procedures must be strictly followed.

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 14:29 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

Official source text

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Topic description

Objective: The Arctic is undergoing rapid environmental and geopolitical change, with increasing impacts on its inhabitants, particularly Indigenous Peoples. As external interest in the region grows, ensuring their meaningful involvement in policymaking processes that affect them is essential.

Conditions and documents

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in section 5 of the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries

described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

described in section 6 of the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in section 7 of the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

described in section 9 of the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in section 4 of the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in section 10 of the call document.

Support information

For help and specific questions related to this call, please contact CINEA-EMFAF-CALLS@ec.europa.eu by 13 August 2026. For general questions, please see the Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

Raw budget overview
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