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:
CORE RFP
MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) for Massachusetts university-based research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth.
We held an informational Open House on our FY2023 Core RFP on Thursday, January 27, 2022 to provide guidance for interested applicants (slides). Please email seagrantinfo@mit.edu for a recording of the presentation. This is a unique RFP for MIT Sea Grant that is focusing on one-year scoping studies and/or small-scale pilot projects at a maximum of $100,000 with 50% matching funds.
Request access in eSeaGrant by: March 25, 2022 by 5:00 pm
Letters of Intent due: March 30, 2022 by 5:00 pm
Full Proposals due: May 25, 2022 by 5:00 pm
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
| 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. | May 15 and November 15, 2022 | Proposal |
| 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. |
| PAST | DEADLINE | TYPE |
| MIT Sea Grant Core Funding | Request access in eSeaGrant by: March 25, 2022 by 5:00 pm Letters of Intent due: March 30, 2022 by 5:00 pm Full Proposals due: May 25, 2022 by 5:00 pm | Letter of Intent; Proposal |
| NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program | February 18, 2022 | Proposal |
| EDA: Economic Adjustment Assistance | March 15, 2022 | Application |
| EDA: Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation | March 15, 2022 | Application |
| Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project—Communities | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy | April 15, 2022 | Application |
| 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 2023 will open in November of 2022. | Nomination |
| Sea Grant COVID-19 Response Funding for Municipal Shellfish Programs and Industry Support Program – Fiscal Year 2021-2022 MIT Sea Grant & Woods Hole Sea Grant (Full RFP) | Info Session: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern (Zoom) Proposal packages must be submitted electronically to: badgerd@mit.edu by 4:00 pm Eastern on October 15, 2021 | Proposal |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Climate Grand Challenges: A Call to the MIT Community | Letters of Interest: September 21, 2020 White Paper Submission: December 18, 2020 – May 1, 2021 White Paper Reviews: May/June 2021 Selection of Grand Challenge Research Projects: July 2021 | Letters of Interest preceding White Papers |
| Regional Ocean Renewable Energy RFP | Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office | Pre-proposals: May 14, 2021 by 5pm ET Full Proposals: are due July 16, 2021 by 5pm ET | Pre-Proposal; Proposal |
| NOAA Sea Grant | FY 2021 Addressing COVID-19 Impacts to Seafood Resources | April 6, 2021 | Proposal |
| NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Department of Commerce | Addressing the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Shellfish Aquaculture through Research/Industry Partnerships | Letter of Intent: December 15, 2020 Full proposals: March 16, 2021 | Letter of Intent and Proposal |
| Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), NOAA, Department of Commerce | Fiscal Year 2021 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics | Eligible applicants must submit application materials by 5:00 pm local time on January 26, 2021 to eligible Sea Grant programs. Selected applications from the programs are to be received and validated by Grants.gov by the deadline of 11:59 pm ET on February 17, 2021. | Application (Quick Guide) |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce | FY 2021 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) | Full application proposals must be received in Grants.gov by 11:59 pm EST on December 31, 2020. | Proposal |
| Department of Homeland Security | FY 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities | Application Start Date: September 30, 2020
Application Submission Deadline: January 29, 2021 by 3:00 pm ET If you have not obtained a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and/or are not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), please take immediate action. It may take 4+ weeks before your registration is active. | Application |
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding proposal preparation, budgets or submission, please contact one of the following MIT Sea Grant representatives:
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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Cambridge, MA 02139
seagrantinfo@mit.edu
(617) 253-7041
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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