Upcoming Deadlines

Range 30 days 3 months 6 months 12 months
Source EU Federal (DE) Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony Foundation Private US Foundation UK Nordic UN / Multilateral Corporate Impact Investor Philanthropic Network International
Relevance ≥70% ≥50% ≥30%
Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
Audience For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs For Researchers For Startups
Funder-type Corporate Family Office Foundation Government Impact Investor Multilateral Philanthropic Network Research Council
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6 fixed deadlines, 5 rolling/open

May 2026

29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS - Baltic and North Sea Ocean Restoration · BlueActionBANOS · EUR 200,000 to EUR 2 million per action. Maximum EUR 500,000 to any single entity within a consortium.
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
Funding opportunities - BlueActionBANOS · BlueActionBANOS · Community-Led Actions: grants of EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per consortium (max EUR 500,000 per entity). Transition Agendas: up to EUR 100,000 per award.
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution
29.05. 10d left
BlueActionBANOS Open Call for Community-Led Actions · BlueActionBANOS · Grants of EUR 200,000 to EUR 2,000,000 per consortium. Maximum EUR 500,000 per single entity within the consortium. 100% funding rate. Paid as lump sum with stages and deliverables defined in an Individual Integrated Project Plan.
For NGOs Government Grant Baltic Sea North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management

June 2026

30.06. 42d
Aage V. Jensen Nature Foundation - Marine Ecosystem Conservation · Aage V. Jensen Naturfond · DKK 4-7 million over 2-5 years (approx. EUR 540,000 to EUR 940,000 total). Funds PhD positions (including tuition), postdocs, and up to 10% of permanent scientific staff salaries.
For Researchers Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research

August 2026

27.08. 100d
Environment and Natural Values Related to Possible Future Mineral ... · The Research Council of Norway · NOK 8-16 million per project (approx. EUR 680,000-1,360,000 at ~0.085 EUR/NOK)
Research Council Grant Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Marine Conservation Pollution Research

September 2026

15.09. 119d
Velux Foundations - Healthy Marine Environment in Danish Sea Areas · VELUX FOUNDATION · Current call: DKK 3.0-10.0 million per project (approximately EUR 402,000-1,340,000 at current exchange rates). Total call framework: DKK 29 million. Larger budgets must justify coverage of more themes and cross-border collaboration.
For NGOs For Researchers Foundation Grant Nordic / Denmark North Sea Biodiversity Blue Economy Coastal Protection Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Pollution Research

Rolling / Open Deadlines

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Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund · Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) · Annual, typically February-April (2025 round deadline was 18 April 2025; 2026 round expected similar period)
Multilateral Grant Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Marine Conservation Pollution Waste Management
periodic
Björn Carlson Baltic Sea Prize (BalticSea2020) · Björn Carlsons Östersjöstiftelse (BalticSea2020) · Annual; nomination period not specified on website
For Researchers Foundation Prize Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Marine Conservation
Rolling
Baltic Conservation Foundation - Funding · Baltic Conservation Foundation · Rolling basis
For NGOs Foundation Grant Loan / Concessional Finance Baltic Sea Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Pollution
Rolling
Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation (BaltCF) · Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation · Rolling basis
For NGOs Foundation Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Capacity Building Coastal Protection Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
periodic
Green Program for Transition of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Denmark) · Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri (Danish Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) · Unknown
Government Grant Nordic / Denmark Aquaculture Biodiversity Fisheries Marine Conservation Research