Grants for Schools

Types of Projects

BlueLightS seeks to support flexible and effective ocean and water literacy for primary and secondary schools, including vocational schools. To be considered for funding, each project must:

• Promote and contribute to achieving the EU Mission “Restore our ocean and waters by 2030” objectives;
• Enlarge and strengthen the Network of European Blue Schools, contributing to the work of the EU4Ocean Coalition. Consequently, all schools must either already be an EU blue school or must have applied to become an EU blue school by the final month of project implementation. You may check the mandatory and optional criteria on how to become a European Blue School here;
• Promote collaborative learning practices with staff and students via eTwinning as a key tool for intercultural learning and giving opportunities to bring a clear European dimension;
• Engage students, youth, teachers, school leaders and the wider school community in the pursuit of ocean and water literacy and sustainability.

Types of Projects

Your school must:

• Be a legally registered public or private school, accredited by the relevant authority.
• Offer primary or secondary education (including vocational education and training), up to ISCED level 3.
• Be established and approved by the administration of the country in which it is located.
• Not have previously received funding from the ProBleu or SHORE projects.
• Be a member of the Network of European Blue Schools or demonstrate that your project meets at least 5 mandatory criteria of the Network.
• If not already a member, you must apply to the Network by the final month of your project implementation.

Your school must be located in:

• One of the EU-27 Member States or
  
  One of the following associated countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, the UK, Ukraine.