Purpose
RethinkBlue has a grant awarding framework. Please click on documents for more information:
Grant Awards
Year | Applicant | Title of the project | Type of grant |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Cristina Pita, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | Global Transformation of Small-Scale Octopus Fisheries | Dissemination Conference |
2025 | Sanja Kovačić, University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) | Developing sustainable ports through promoting cultural heritage | YRI Conference |
2025 | Adri Erebara, Agricultural University of Tirana (Albania) | Carbon monitoring techniques relevant for socio-ecological sustainability, | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Francesca Savoldi, Fondazione Universita Ca Foscari Venezia (Venezia, Italy) | Conflictive entanglements: climate adaptation, blue growth, and social justice in Jakarta | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Maciej Kowalewski, Uniwersytet Szczecinski (Szczecin, Poland) | Narrating relations between maritime industry and port cities: the role of GLAMs in rethinking Blue Economy. | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Adriana Resurreiçao, CCMAR – Algarve University | Blue Economy and Marine Occupations | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Drazen Cepic, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb | Structural inequalities in fisheries value chains: Lessons from the Adriatic | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Amit Sharma, Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia) | Applied Cognitive Tasks Analysis for Remote Pilotage Operations | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Ermelinda Kordha, University of Tirana (Albania) | Digital Skills and Their Role in Shaping Blue Economy Occupations: A Socio-technical exploration | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Klodiana Gorica, University of Tirana (Albania) | Digital Skills and Their Role in Shaping Blue Economy Occupations: A Socio-technical exploration | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Sanja Kovačić, University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) | Developing sustainable ports through promoting cultural heritage | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Catherine Chambers, University Centre of the Westfjords (Ísafjörður, Iceland) | Japan’s small-scale fisheries: Blue economy comparisons with Iceland | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Ioannis Katsounis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athina, Greece) | Assessing the Blue Economy in Greek and Polish Ports: A Methodological and Comparative Approach | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Natasa Rogelja, ZRC SAZU – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts
| Ports: Memories and Futures
| ITC Conference
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2025 | Irmak Ertor, Bogazici University – The Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History (istanbul, Turkey)
| New paradigms to address the blue economy: shifting horizons in approaching justice and equity
| ITC Conference
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2025 | Jerneja Penca, Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Research Centre Koper,
Slovenia | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating Social Science for Equitable and Sustainable Outcomes
| Dissemination Conference
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2025 | Natasa Rogelja, ZRC SAZU – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts
| Ports: Memories and Futures
| ITC Conference
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2025 | Irmak Ertor, Bogazici University – The Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History (istanbul, Turkey)
| New paradigms to address the blue economy: shifting horizons in approaching justice and equity
| ITC Conference
|
2025 | Jerneja Penca, Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Research Centre Koper,
Slovenia | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating Social Science for Equitable and Sustainable Outcomes
| Dissemination Conference
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2025 | Brakemi Egbedi, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Vigo, Spain
| Killing two birds with one stone: Waste shells as low-cost materials for nutrient and bacteria removal in wastewater.
| Dissemination Conference
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2025 | Laila Hassan Hassanein, Maenza (Italy)
| Visual Narratives for Climate Adaptation: Engaging Youth in Scenario-Based Futures?
| Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Malgorzata Bielenia, Uniwersytet Gdanski (Gdansk, Poland)
| Green and Sustainable Port Strategies: Port of Gdansk and port of Split
| Short Term Scientific Mission |
2025 | Kurt Rachlitz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim, Norway)
| The Creation of Ecosystem Overviews within ICES: From a View From Nowhere to a View From Everywhere?
| Dissemination Conference
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2025 | Ekinsu Devrim Danis, Bogazici University – The Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History (istanbul, Türkiye)
| Navigating the waters of waste: Marine social metabolism and the impact of shipbreaking on workers and coastal ecosystems in Aliaga, Izmir, Turkey
| ITC Conference |
2024 | Likay Unay-Gailhard | Food security in the EU islands
| Short Term Scientific Mission |
2024
| Robert Bartłomiejski
| Performativity of Port Cities in the Context of the Blue Economy: Navigating Cultural, Technological, and Environmental Dimensions
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Merim Kasumović
| Understanding the economic, social and environmental impact of climate change
| Short Term Scientific Mission |
2024
| Birgit Pauksztat
| Analysis of data on work-related injuries on Danish vessels
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Helen Devereux
| Analysing existing injury data from Danish vessels
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Hanna Barbara Rasmussen
| Accident and occupations health risk within Danish merchant fleet
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Cristina Pita
| Supply chain of octopus fisheries around the world
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Priscila Silva
| Comparison of Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery in European countries
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Tadas Sarunas
| Coordination of research programmes in urban studies of coastal cities
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Agnieszka Kolodziej-Durnas
| Port cities – where seafarers meet land and coastal communities meet sea
| Short Term Scientific Mission
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2024
| Carla Gonçalves
| The governance of the coastal region in Portugal: landscape as a catalyst for change
| Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grant
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2024
| Colette Szczepaniak
| A Partner At “high-risk” Or A Risky Partner? How Seafarers’ Partners Navigate Uncertainties Related To Their Spouses’ Work
| Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grant
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Year | Applicant | Title of the project | Type of grant |
|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Birgit Pauksztat, Nordlandsforskning As (Norway) | Motivations for Studying in a Maritime Programme. | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Catagay Edgucan Sahin, Ordu University (Türkiye) | Onboard Working Conditions on Substandard Vessels: An Ethnographic Inquiry on Seafarers of Global South | ITC Conference |
2026 | Shiri Zemad Shamir, Reichman University (Herzliya, Israel) | Stakeholder Preferences and Attitudes towards Sustainable Ports and Cruise Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review. | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Raquel de la Cruz, University of La Laguna (Spain) | When the sea changes: linking marine environmental change, coastalhazards, and community adaptation in the Blue Economy. | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Katia Frangoudes, Universite De Bretagne Occidentale (Plouzané, France) | The Fragile Legacy of the Mariscadoras: Gender, Climate Change, and Institutional Discrimination in Galician Shellfish Harvesting | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Ioannis Katsunis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Fair Governance for Sustainable Cruise Tourism: Comparative Research on Residents, Social Carrying Capacity and Port-City Sustainability. | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Helena Martínez Cabrera, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain) | Making sense of the reasons to enroll in Nautical programmes: A factorial and metric invariance analysis | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Emilio Coco, Universita Degli Studi Di Teramo | Rethinking Small Scale Fisheries Diversification and Social Innovation: a comparative cross-countries study initiative | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Aziz Muslu, Samsun Universitesi (Türkiye) | Yacht Crews in the Blue Economy: Motivations, Career Planning, and Employment Dynamics. | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Zacharoula Kyriazi, University College Cork (Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, Ireland) | Maritime identity-informed planning and appraisal for resilient, legitimate transitions in European island blue economies | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Irmak Ertor, Bogazici University (Istanbul, Türkiye) | Big Fish Eat Little Fish: Expanding Commodity Frontiers of Farmed Sea Bass and Sea Bream in Turkey and West Africa | ITC Conference |
2026 | Adeline Bas, Institut Francais De Recherche Pour L’exploitation De La Mer (Plouzané, France) | A comparative study of offshore wind farm planning in Spain and France | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Furqan Asif, Aalborg Universitet (Aalborg, Denmark) | The blue economy and its (co-opted) discontents | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Nicolás Santelices Artaza, University of Porto (portugal) | Integrated in Theory, Fragmented in Practice: Land–Sea Interactions in Portugal’s Marine Spatial Planning’ | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Breffní Lennon, University College Cork (Cork, Ireland) | Making Sense Of Acceptability: Considering The Social In Socio-technical Transitions | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Carla Gonçalves, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal) | Disseminating research on coastal landscape governance for a just blue economy at ESA 2026 | ITC Conference |
2026 | Michael Briguglio, Universita ta Malta | Policy Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in Malta’s Blue Economy | ITC Conference |
2026 | Helena Martínez Cabrera, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) | Qualitative Insights on Early-Career Motivations and Generational Renewal in Fisheries Social Science | YRI Conference |
2026 | Sanja Kovačić, University of Novi Sad (Novi Sad, Serbia) | Understanding factors affecting local communities’ attitudes toward tourism: the case of port tourist destinations | ITC Conference |
2026 | Amit Sharma, Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia) | Analysing Remote Pilotage Operations using Functional Resonance Analysis Method | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Pedro Ferreira, Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal) | Shifting perspectives on Maritime collisions towards effective learning | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 (2) | Colette Szczepaniak, Uniwersytet Szczecinski (Szczecin, Poland) | Gender and Mobility: The Functioning of Female Seafarers in a Male-Dominated Work Environment | YRI Conference |
2026 | Oluwatoba Oyerinade, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel) | Public Engagement in Marine Spatial Planning | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Dimitris Gavalas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Psahna, Euboia, Greece) | Klaipėda as a Living Lab: Operationalizing RethinkBlue’s Vision for Sustainable Ports | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Natasa Vaidianu, Universitatea Ovidius Din Constanta (Constanta, Romania) | Addressing Blue Justice: balancing conservation, use and local ecological knowledge | ITC Conference |
2026 | Milena Arias Schreiber, World Maritime University (Malmo, Sweden) | An analysis of the generational renewal challenge in the EU’s fisheries sector | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Gonzalo Rodríguez, UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) | The first sales paradox | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Adriana Resurreiçao, Centre of Marine Sciences (Faro, Portugal) | SWOT and Gap Analysis on the impact of the Blue Economy on Marine Occupations | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Priscila Silva, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) | Challenges and opportunities for the Portuguese tuna pole-and-line supply chain from the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira | YRIC |
2026 | Kurt Rachlitz, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (Trondheim, Norway) | Governing the Seas: Ocean Science, International Law, and the Contested Politics of the Post-War Ocean | Dissemination Conference |
2026 | Esra Kabaklarli, Selcuk Universitesi (Selcuklu Konya, Türkiye) | Economic Perspectives of Sustainable Blue Economy | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Silvia Sivo, Agenzia Regionale Per La Tecnologia E L’innovazione (Bari, Italy) | Transitioning futures, converging perspectives? Fieldwork research along the North Sea Canal (Netherlands) for a comparative research with Taranto (Italy). | Short Term Scientific Mission |
2026 | Sebastian Linke, University of Gothemburg | Divergences in scientific advice across governance levels and their implications for fisheries governance | Short Term Scientific Mission |