FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

MIT Sea Grant is a leader in technological and scientific advances in the marine field. Our competitive research funding programs promote research that contributes to the wise stewardship of coastal and ocean resources. Principal Investigators who are eligible to apply to submit an external proposal by rules of his/her home institution may apply for the following:

CURRENT	DEADLINE	TYPE
MIT Sea Grant’s STREAM Grants — Solutions Through Research, Education, and Art in Massachusetts — will support 1-year projects under $10,000.	Deadline to request eSeaGrant access: August 31, 2023 by 5pm ET Deadline to submit proposal: September 1, 2023 by 5:00pm ET	Proposal
MIT Sea Grant Core Funding	The next Core RFP will open January 2025.	Letter of Intent; Proposal
MIT Sea Grant \| Henry L. Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization The purpose of the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization is to provide development opportunities through research support for selected non-tenured MIT faculty members.	Nominations for 2024 will open Fall 2023.	Nomination
Woods Hole Sea Grant and MIT Sea Grant administer the two-year Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship, which anticipates supporting two students applying to MA programs and engaging in coastal/marine research.	Fellowship application deadline: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 by 4:30 pm ET Fellowship period: September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026
J-WAFS – Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab \| Direct Sponsored Research J-WAFS is catalyzing research and innovation at MIT to find solutions to urgent global water and food systems challenges.	Ongoing	Proposals for direct sponsored research projects are typically upon invitation by J-WAFS, but open requests for proposals may occasionally be posted here.
NOAA Sea Grant Funding: Sea Grant provides a variety of funding opportunities, including National Strategic Investments, Special Projects, and focused opportunities through each of the 34 Sea Grant programs.	Ongoing	Proposals

CONTACT US

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

Mary Newton Lima

Research Program Coordinator

Caroline Johnston

Fiscal Officer

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