| 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 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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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
Webinar for preparing your preproposal
Webinar recordings:
Wisconsin Sea Grant Request for Proposals informational webinar for prospective investigators (3-4 p.m., November 15, 2024)
Minnesota-Wisconsin Joint Request for Proposals informational webinar for prospective investigators (4-4:30 p.m., November 15, 2024)
