| 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 Universities of Wisconsin, 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 competitive process involving external peer reviews and the recommendations of external technical and advisory panels.
Submission of proposals 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).
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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2026-28 Wisconsin Sea Grant Omnibus Competition Timeline |
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October 31, 2024 |
RFP release |
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November 15, 2024 |
Webinar for prospective PIs |
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January 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 – July 2025 |
Peer reviews conducted (research proposals) |
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Early August 2025 |
Technical review panels convened |
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September 2025 |
Applicants notified of funding decisions |
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February 1, 2026 |
Projects begin |
Important links
- 2026-28 Sea Grant full proposal guidelines
- 2026-28 Sea Grant RFP
- Proposal cover sheet template
- CV template
- Sea Grant data management plan
- eDrop login page
Webinar for preparing your full proposal
View the recording here.
View the joint call with Minnesota Sea Grant here.
