
Now Open: STREAM Awards Request for Proposals
MIT Sea Grant supports small coastal and marine related projects through STREAM Awards — Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts.
MIT Sea Grant is now accepting proposals for the STREAM Awards program, open to…

Merging AI and Underwater Photography to Reveal Hidden Ocean Worlds
The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data.
Can you spot the real photo? One of these blue shark images was captured 30…

Four Students Win 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research
MIT Sea Grant is happy to announce the winners of the 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research. For the first time, MIT Sea Grant has selected four MIT students to receive the award: Thao Do (Mechanical Engineering…

Sea Grant Support: A Note from the Director
We are asking for your support urging Congress to maintain funding for Sea Grant. To date, over 600 individuals have signed on in support of our Massachusetts programs, MIT Sea Grant and WHOI Sea Grant. We greatly appreciate all of your support…

May 3: Massachusetts Marine Educators Conference with MIT Sea Grant Workshop Exploring Non-Native Marine Species Movement
Species’ Shifts in a Warming Ocean
Massachusetts Marine Educators 49th Annual Meeting and Conference
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Quissett Campus
Register here (Schedule + Registration…

Students Dive into Course S.201: Introduction to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
March 14, 2025 (Anne Wilson, MIT MechE) — When Michael Benjamin, principal research scientist in the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, arrived at MIT 25 years ago, only professors and postdoctoral students were allowed to touch the department’s…

Apply by April 18: Coastal Forests Community Engaged Internship
The Community Engaged Internship (CEI) program is a federally funded initiative through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that provides undergraduate students with paid summer internships with Sea Grant programs. MIT…

SeaPerch: A Robot with a Mission
Launched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering.
March 20, 2025 | Anne Wilson, MIT MechE – The SeaPerch underwater robot is a popular…

Inspiring 8th Grade Students with Real-World STEM Applications through Industry-Education Collaboration
March 19, 2025 (eDynamic Learning) – Learning Blade, a leading STEM career awareness platform for grades 5–9, is collaborating with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program and BlueForge Alliance (BFA) to inspire the…

Join MIT Sea Grant on April 10 for MIT Museum After Dark: Oceans
MIT Museum After Dark: Oceans
Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 6:00pm–9:00pm
General Admission - $20 | MIT ID holders - $10
Register here (21+ event)
Come to the MIT Museum this April as we unravel the mysteries of the deep and explore the…