D2.4 Call for data grants_M2

In significant advancements in Europe to collect, harmonise, and make available data on marine biodiversity, a large portion of data remains unavailable or inaccessible. This type of data is referred to as "sleeping data." To activate these sleeping data, a call for marine biodiversity (monitoring) data was launched on October 31st 2023. The primary goal of the call is to establish workflows and procedures that promote and facilitate the sharing of critical missing marine biodiversity data, and ultimately to facilitate sustained and long-term ingestion of previously inaccessible data into the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EU DTO) through publication in EMODnet Biology. Applications can be submitted until January 17th 2024, at 17h CET. The evaluation process is scheduled to occur from January 18th to February 8th, 2024. Eligible proposals will be selected based on multiple criteria, including their relevance, potential impact, ability to sustain data flow and automate processes, uniqueness, and overall proposal quality. Selected appicants will receive a Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) grant of up to €60.000.