Funding Opportunities

Alaska Sea Grant funding

The normal funding cycle for the Alaska Sea Grant College Program is biennial. The next call for preliminary proposals will be in 2011 for funding beginning February 2012. However, program development and rapid response funds are sometimes available between normal funding cycles:

After discussing your ideas with Paula Cullenberg, interim director, please fill in the development fund request form to assist us in determining whether development funds may be available.

For information on research recently funded by Alaska Sea Grant, please see our project directory.

National Sea Grant funding

NSG Research

The National Sea Grant Program sponsors a variety of marine research both nationally and through the Sea Grant College Programs.

Graduate Student Fellowships

For more information on fellowships, follow the link above or see Introduction to Sea Grant fellowships [PDF, 469 KB]

Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Provides educational experience in policies and processes of Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government to graduate students in marine and aquatic-related fields. Class of 2011 fellow applications will be due in early 2010.

NSG 2009 Requests for Proposals

RFPs for National Strategic Investments, NMFS–Sea Grant fellowships, and others.

Other NOAA Research Opportunities

NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship

NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Research Programs