About the call

The European Commission has launched the “Women in the Blue Economy” call for proposals under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). With a EUR 2.5 million budget, the call will help increase the participation of women in the different sectors of the blue economy, such as fisheries, aquaculture, shipbuilding, maritime transport, offshore renewable energy, blue bioeconomy, as well as inland and offshore aquaculture. Up to 2 projects are expected to be funded, with an exceptional co-funding of 90%.

The objective is to overcome the existing constraints in all aspects of the maritime sector, in particular recruitment, training, capacity-building, technical cooperation and promotions, so that every person can fully and safely participate in the activities of the sustainable blue economy.

The actions funded under this call will help sustainable blue economy sectors to embrace a deep and structural change to facilitate the inclusion of women in the wider maritime economy, thus contributing to a more gender equal society as a whole.

Women at Sea Tech Week®

Sea Tech Week® is also an opportunity to highlight women in marine science and technology:

• Read the presse release (March 2022), including the interviews of Lise Detrimont, Executive Director for the Wind Ship Association, and Marie-Josée Vairon, from Thales;

• Who are these women organising sessions of the Sea Tech Week® conference?

 

Elodie Boileux and Carole Bourlon, Bretagne développement innovation

Anne Choquet, University of Brest

Agnese Diverres, Cedre

Sarah Duduyer and Emmanuelle Platzgummer, Ifremer

Sarah Fear and Chloe Rowland, University of Plymouth

Mélusine Gaillard, France Energies Marines

Anne-Caroline Hebrard, University of Exeter

Nathalie Leidinger and Bénédicte Ezvan, Shom

Victoria Naylor and Izzy Taylor, Engineering System Solutions Ltd

Coralie Pauchet, ifqm

Clémence Petiteau, France Cyber Maritime

Anaïs Turpault, Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique