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The Baltic Marine Watchdog Challenge

We are looking for bold, innovative teams to accelerate breakthrough innovations.

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The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

To develop, demonstrate, and validate fully autonomous systems for maritime surveillance, vessel tracking, documentation, and monitoring.

Who can apply?

Teams with ambition, technical expertise, and business drive. Only legal entities are eligible to apply. Individuals or sole proprietorships are welcome to participate in a team in which a legal entity sends in the submission.

How much can you apply for?

Vinnova provides financing over two stages in the form of an individually fixed price based on each team’s cost estimates. Total maximum funding per team: €520,000. Total time period: 10 months.

Important dates

    • Call text for the call for proposals

    Tips: To create a PDF with all information about the call for proposals, click Ctrl+P and select PDF to save the content.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    • This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

      This is an international effort conducted in English. For full details, click "In English" at the top right of the page.

    The investment is made entirely in English

    This is an international effort conducted in English. Therefore, "Call for submissions" is only available in English.

    How to apply

    To apply for funding, you need to log in and complete an application form in our eServices portal. The application form contains questions about your project, the participants taking part in the project and your budget. 

    How to apply for funding

    Templates, attachments and documentation for your application

    Plesae download the templates you need to attach to your application such as a CV or project description. Below you can also find any attachments with useful information for your application.

    Participation agreement (pdf, 355 kB) Declaration of honour (docx, 40 kB) Processing of personal data (pdf, 129 kB)

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    Funding

    Material-based competitiveness 2026

    Support to actors who want to validate material-based concepts in a concrete application.

    Reference number 2026-02609