Apply in Call 6

The Interreg North Sea Programme is preparing to launch Call 6. 

Detailed guidance, including the guidance note and supporting materials for this call, will be published here in due course. 

Meanwhile, please find preliminary information about this upcoming call below.

Call 6 is a capitalisation call aiming to boost the positive impacts of VIB Interreg North Sea projects. 

• Call 6 will support small-scale projects that capitalise on achieved outputs from projects in the current (VIB) programme period* by upscaling and transforming these outputs to address a new target group and/or a new field or domain. 
• Existing project partners as well as others are eligible to apply. Newcomers to the programme are encouraged to join Call 6 partnerships. 
• The scope of Call 6 projects will be slightly broader than the previous small-scale projects. Projects may include up to nine partners, run for 1.5–2 years, and work with budgets of up to €1 million.
• Applicants must align closely with one of the themes on the current European agenda - increasing competitiveness, stronger rural areas, and building resilience.

The guidance note for Call 6 will be published in May. It will provide all the information you need to develop your project application. On 24 June, we will host the GetReady! event in Lille, France. The event is open to anyone interested in applying in Call 6. Registration for this event will open soon. Project advisors and national contact points will be available for consultations during the GetReady! event but are also available throughout the year. Advisory support is offered up to two weeks before the call closes in mid-March. 

In the ‘Call 6 at a glance’ document below, you can find preliminary information on Call 6 and the expected timeline.

Follow our LinkedIn page for regular updates on Call 6. Links to the registration site of the GetReady! event and the guidance note will be added to this page when ready. 

*Achieved outputs of both closed and currently running VIB projects are eligible for uptake in a Call 6 project.

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