Who funds marine biology research?

We count 418 funded marine biology projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 8 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (136 projects), EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (65 projects) and EU · ERC (56 projects). The median award is $998K, across the 399 of 418 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

418

Funders

8

Median award

$998K

Open calls now

9

Top funders of marine biology research

Projects whose title or summary mentions marine biology. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open marine biology funding calls

9 open calls mention marine biology today.

• F26AS00023 FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program
  Fish and Wildlife ServiceUp to $150,000Deadline: November 30, 2026 ·
• John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$1 – $150,000Deadline: December 1, 2026 ·
• FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
  Office of Naval ResearchNot specifiedDeadline: December 31, 2026 ·
• Innovative Solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of waterborne transport in marine and aquatic Ecosystems (ZEWT Partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €7,000,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·
• Marine
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• 2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$15,000 – $75,000Deadline: May 1, 2028 ·
• FY 2027 – 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
  DOC NOAA - ERA ProductionNot specifiedDeadline: September 30, 2028 ·
• DARRP Restoration Implementation Grants (2026)
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$2,500,000 – $100,000,000Deadline: November 18, 2026 ·
• Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
  Office of Naval Research$450,000 – $525,000Deadline: December 11, 2026 ·

Funded marine biology projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• CAREER: Investigating New Frameworks for the Physiology and Functional Significance of Dermal Photoreception in Dynamic Color Change
  NSF · BIO · $686,821 · ends 2031
• Using citizen science research to inform coastal and marine natural capital approaches
  UKRI · NERC · ends 2031
• CAREER: Marine Fungi and Carbon Processing in the Ocean
  NSF · GEO · $952,731 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Uncovering the Gene Regulatory Networks of Coral Skeleton Development
  NSF · BIO · $841,721 · ends 2031
• Atlantic salmon are the most productive marine finfish in aquaculture in the usa and globally
  USDA · $650,000 · ends 2030
• This project applies research, technical capacity, and public service directly to the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of…
  USDA · $102,000 · ends 2030
• Reassortment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Implications for Fitness and Host Range
  NIH · NIAID · $3,094,830 · ends 2030
• CAREER: Revealing biological hotspots across time and 3-dimensional space in the open ocean
  NSF · GEO · $998,091 · ends 2030
• CAREER: Back to the Beginning - Refining marine radiocarbon as a tracer of ocean circulation and time in the North Pacific
  NSF · GEO · $599,974 · ends 2030
• This project seeks to leverage existing programs at uaf to create a multi-phased pipeline of students into the marine energy space
  DOE · $500,000 · ends 2030

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “marine”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.