Grant News

Sea-Changers has announced a new funding call to encourage and support new ideas and projects for marine conservation in the UK.

The Sea-Changers Innovation Fund will award one or two large grants of around £10,000 or several smaller ones to encourage the development of innovative projects and solutions to tackle and mitigate marine conservation challenges such as pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing practices.

The types of activities supported could include:

• Research - For example: Innovative citizen science projects, New ways to measure and monitor marine environmental issues.
• Direct Action - For example:  Innovative approaches to habitat restoration;  New solutions to cleaning up polluted habitats.
• Species Protection - For example: Projects that support, replenish, or protect threatened marine species in new ways.
• Education /Community engagement - For example: Projects that educate and involve people, businesses and / or communities in marine conservation in ways that are previously untested.

Applications are accepted from a wide range of UK based organisations including:

• companies, including CICs
• charities and trusts
• universities or students who are carrying out marine conservation related
• activities
• schools
• constituted community groups
• not-for-profit organisations

The closing date for applications is the 28th February 2025.

Useful Links:

Application Guidelines