Maine Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals

CLOSED: the 2014-2015 Omnibus RFP pre-proposal submission is closed.  Please check back in January, 2015 for the next Omnibus RFP.

Through our biennial request for proposals, we strive to sponsor a diverse research portfolio that links the scientific capacity of Maine with the needs of coastal stakeholders. Maine Sea Grant is administered by the University of Maine, but the research competition is open to faculty and staff at any public or private research or higher education institution in the state.

Full proposal submission information (Full project proposals will only be accepted from applicants who submitted a preliminary proposal in response to the Maine Sea Grant College Program 2014-2015 request for proposal).

2014-2015 Omnibus RFP and preliminary proposal guidelines (closed: new RFP will be posted in January, 2015).

Northeast Sea Grant Consortium Regional Request for Proposals

CLOSED: the 2014-2015 Regional RFP pre-proposal submission is closed.  Please check back in January, 2015 for the next regional RFP.

Recognizing that some issues are best addressed at the regional scale, the Sea Grant Programs in the Northeast, through the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, set aside funds for research proposals that have relevance to the Gulf of Maine and Greater New York Bight regions.
 

Maine Sea Grant Program Development Funds

CLOSED: 2013 Program Development proposal submission is currently closed.

Due to budget implications associated with the federal sequester, Maine Sea Grant does not anticipate funding Program Development Grants for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.  We hope to resume program development funding in 2014.

Student and Graduate Funding Opportunities

Maine Sea Grant Undergraduate Scholarship in Marine Sciences

Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

Sea Grant/NMFS Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program