Funding Opportunities

MIT SEA GRANT CORE RFP

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. The FY2026-2028 RFP is now available here.

MIT Sea Grant has increased our Core RFP funding, welcoming proposals up to $170,000 annually, for a total of $340,000 over a two-year period. A 50% non-federal match will be required.

MIT Sea Grant will focus our FY2026-2028 funding on the following areas of research:

Sustainable aquaculture and seafood processing

Offsetting climate impacts to coastal and ocean environments

Tracking and preventing impacts of marine debris

Ocean applications of biotechnology

Engineering for ocean uses

Decarbonization of fisheries and the seafood industry

IMPORTANT DATES & DETAILS

An Informational Open House was held on Monday, January 13, 2025 from 12-2pm ET (View the slides here).

Request access to our proposal system, eSeaGrant, by February 17, 2025 at 5pm ET (email seagrantinfo@mit.edu).

Preproposal deadline: February 18, 2025 by 5pm ET

Full proposal deadline: May 23, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET

>>View the full RFP here.

Eligibility: All researchers from academic, research and educational institutions (e.g., museums) within the state of Massachusetts who are eligible to submit a proposal according to his/her home institution may apply.

Requested Funding: Budget requests may not exceed $170,000 annually, for a total of $340,000 over a two-year period. A 50% non-federal match is required.

Submitting: Submittals are through eSeaGrant, our online proposal system.

If you have any questions regarding proposal preparation, please contact one of the following MIT Sea Grant representatives:

Research: Robert Vincent, Assistant Director, Advisory Services, 617-252-1741, rvincent@mit.edu

Budgets: Caroline Johnston, Financial Administrator, 617-253-6916, carolin@mit.edu

Assistant Director, Advisory Services

MIT SEA GRANT CORE RFP

IMPORTANT DATES & DETAILS

FY2026-2028 RFP INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE

CONTACT US

Robert Vincent

Caroline Johnston