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Funding

Texas Sea Grant supports marine- and coastal-related research at universities across the state through a competitive grant program. It also supports regional research in collaboration with the other Gulf Sea Grant programs. 

Funding Priorities

Research supported provides information of practical important to Texans and meets the needs of our coastal communities.

  • Health Coastal Ecosystems
  • Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Resilient Communities and Economies
  • Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development

Research Funding

Texas Sea Grant supports marine- and coastal-related research at universities across the state through a competitive grant program. It also supports regional research in collaboration with the other Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant programs. 

Research supported provides information of practical importance to Texans and meets the needs of our coastal communities. Funding priorities include: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, Resilient Communities and Economies, and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development.

Requests for proposals (RFPs) for state projects are issued every two years. 

To receive funding opportunity announcements directly, please send an email to sgrfp@listserv.tamu.edu with subject line “SUBSCRIBE.” A list of research projects funded by Texas Sea Grant since the program’s beginning in 1968 is available. Funded researchers can find assistance on reporting on the Texas Sea Grant award reporting page.

Receive funding opportunity announcements directly

Please send an email to sgrfp@listserv.tamu.edu with subject line “SUBSCRIBE.”

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Research

Funding Opportunities

2024-2026

Request for Proposals

RFPs

Requests for proposals (RFPs) for state projects are issued every two years. 

NOAA

National Aquaculture Initiative

NOAA provides funding to Sea Grant institutions to increase the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of the Nation’s ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources

Award Reporting

As part of a Texas Sea Grant award, Principal Investigators are required to report on the progress of their project and provide other information that Texas Sea Grant then reports to the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Funding for Students

Texas Sea Grant provides many opportunities for students interested in studying coastal and marine environments.

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and Application Information

The fellowship offers a unique educational experience to graduate and professional students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

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NOAA

Coastal Management Fellowship and Digital Coast Fellowship

A fellowship established for postgraduate students to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management, policy or coastal issues.

Community Engaged Internship

A summer internship opportunity for undergraduate students in any field of study with an interest in coastal and marine sciences and who may be in a community that may be underserved and/or underrepresented.

NMFS-TXSG

National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program

The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics expects to award at least four new Ph.D. Fellowships to students who are interested in careers related to marine ecosystem and population dynamics, with a focus on modeling and managing systems of living marine resources.

Ralph Rayburn Scholarship

The scholarship, which honors the late Associate Director and Extension Program Leader at Texas Sea Grant, is awarded to outstanding graduate students in the oceanography program.