| Full proposal deadline is 3 p.m., CST, Friday, May 2, 2025 |
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program is inviting research and education project proposals for the next two-year grant period that begins February 1, 2026. Proposals must be led by an investigator who is a faculty member or person with principal investigator status at their institution in the University of Wisconsin System, or other Wisconsin college or university. The application process involves two steps:
- Prospective investigators submit a preproposal by 3 p.m. CST, Friday, January 17, 2025, following these guidelines.
- Prospective investigators submit a full proposal by 3 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 2, 2025.
To be eligible to submit a full proposal, applicants MUST submit a preproposal by the preproposal deadline.
All Sea Grant project funds are awarded via a highly competitive process involving external peer reviews and the recommendations of external technical and advisory panels.
Submission of preproposals will be via eDrop, a Web-based proposal submission site hosted by the University of Wisconsin Aquatic Sciences Center (administrative home of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program). Prior to entering your preproposal in eDrop you need to fill in a Microsoft Word-based preproposal template and CV template. Those templates and full instructions on submitting a preproposal are available now by clicking on the links below.
Application deadlines
Preproposals: 3 p.m., CST, Friday, January 17, 2025. You MUST submit a preproposal by this deadline to be eligible to submit a full proposal.
Full proposals: 3 p.m., CDT, Friday, May 2, 2025.
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2024-26 Wisconsin Sea Grant Omnibus Competition Timeline |
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Nov. 1, 2024 |
RFP release |
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Nov. 15, 2024 |
Webinar for prospective PIs |
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Jan. 17, 2025 |
Preproposals Due |
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February 2025 |
Preproposal review panels convened |
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Late February 2025 |
PIs notified, full proposal guidelines released |
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March 7, 2025 |
Webinar for prospective PIs |
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May 2, 2025 |
Full proposals due |
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May and July |
Peer reviews conducted (research proposals) |
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Early August |
Technical review panels convened |
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September |
Applicants notified of funding decisions |
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Feb. 1, 2026 |
Projects begin |
Important links
- 2024-26 Request for Proposals (PDF) including detailed Guidelines for Preproposals
- 2024-26 Full Proposal Guidelines
- Proposal Cover Sheet Template
- eDrop login page
- Subaward Statement of Work Document (Word)
Webinar for Preparing Your Full proposal
