Who funds maritime research?

We count 165 funded maritime projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 6 funders. The most came from EU · Climate, Energy and Mobility (61 projects), EU · MSCA (31 projects) and EU · ERC (17 projects). The median award is $3M, across the 159 of 165 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

165

Funders

6

Median award

$3M

Open calls now

10

Top funders of maritime research

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

Open maritime funding calls

10 open calls mention maritime today.

• Norway and Singapore Joint Maritime Research Call
  Research Council of NorwayNOK 4,000,000 – NOK 7,000,000Deadline: January 20, 2027 ·
• Onboard renewable energy solutions and energy saving measures to reduce the fuel consumption of ships by at least 55% (ZEWT Partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,500,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·
• Prospective evaluation of nuclear power potential for shipping (ZEWT Partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €2,000,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·
• Autonomous vessels in short sea shipping and inland waterways
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €7,500,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·
• ManTech special Broad Agency Announcement (sBAA): Accelerating Maritime Modernization: Innovation in Naval Manufacturing, Sustainment, and Industrial Base Capability
  Office of Naval ResearchNot specifiedDeadline: July 16, 2027 ·
• Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
  Office of Naval Research$250,000 – $500,000Deadline: November 16, 2026 ·
• Input-Output Unit (IOU) for Secure Processing and Routing of Hull, Mechanical, & Electrical (HM&E) and Navigation Signals
  U.S. Department of Defense – Navy (SBIR)Not specifiedDeadline: November 25, 2026 ·
• Intermediate Temperature Cooling Unit
  U.S. Department of Defense – Navy (SBIR)Not specifiedDeadline: November 25, 2026 ·
• Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA$150,000 – $975,000Deadline: January 31, 2028 ·
• 2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$15,000 – $75,000Deadline: May 1, 2028 ·

Funded maritime projects

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

• Global food security relies heavily on the international trade of a small number of crops and fertilizers, yet much of this trade passes…
  USDA · $463,296 · ends 2030
• The key objective of this project is to help grow a skilled marine energy workforce in the great lakes region by engaging baldwin wallace…
  DOE · $499,796 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Elements: Physics-Informed Digitized Cyberinfrustructure Towards Next-G Underwater Networks
  NSF · CISE · $336,504 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Anticipatory Robotics: World Models and Generative Planning for Safe, Human-Aligned Autonomy
  NSF · CISE · $401,510 · ends 2029
• Extended Duration Expendable microFloats for Dense Upper Ocean and Coastal Sampling
  NSF · GEO · $649,210 · ends 2029
• RUI: Salinity, source rocks, and cyclothems: Using paleosalinity proxies to track marine influence in the Maritimes Basin
  NSF · GEO · $411,477 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 2: SEA-NET: Scalable Edge Analytics and Networking for Autonomous Maritime Emergency Response
  NSF · TIP · $3,511,299 · ends 2029
• ECLIPSE: Collaborative Research: Advancing Subsea Welding through Foundational Investigations of Plasma-Liquid-Solid Interactions
  NSF · ENG · $225,000 · ends 2029
• Blueberry growers and consumers need new cultivars that perform reliably under changing weather conditions while producing firm, flavorful…
  USDA · $649,908 · ends 2029
• Natural Hydrogen (Nat-H2)
  UKRI · NERC · £774,054 · ends 2029

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 “maritime or shipping”. 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.