Funding Opportunities

Maine Sea Grant Funding Opportunities

OPEN: Maine Sea Grant Program Development Funds: Deadlines: We review developement funds proposals in January and October.
CLOSED: Maine Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals: Previous deadline was 3 February 2023

National and Regional Research and Funding Opportunities

OPEN: American Lobster Research Program: Application deadline is 7 May 2024
OPEN: Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects Competition: Application deadline is 2 May 2024

OPEN: Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions & Marine Debris Challenge Competition: See the opportunity page for deadline information.
CLOSED: Northeast Sea Grant Consortium: Previous deadline was 14 May 2021
CLOSED: NOAA Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative: Previous deadline was 13 February 2024. 

Sea Grant Supported Scholarship, Fellowship, and Internship Opportunities

CLOSED: Maine Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Undergraduate Interns in Sea-run Fish Research – Previous deadline was 28 February 2024
CLOSED: Maine Sea Grant Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences: Previous deadline was 12 May 2023
CLOSED: Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship: Previous deadline was 15 February 2023
CLOSED: NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship: Previous deadline was 26 January 2024
CLOSED: Sea Grant/NMFS Graduate Fellowships in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics: Previous deadline was 25 January 2024
CLOSED: Maine Sea Grant Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity: Previous application deadline was 18 October 2023

Other NOAA Scholarship Opportunities

CLOSED: Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program: Previous deadline was 31 January 2024 
CLOSED: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program: Previous deadline was December 20, 2023 
CLOSED: Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship: Previous deadline was 4 December 2023