Upcoming Deadlines
Source
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Mechanism
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Grant
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0 fixed deadlines, 17 rolling/open
No fixed deadlines found in the selected timeframe.
Rolling / Open Deadlines
periodic
Whitley Fund for Nature (Whitley Awards)
· Whitley Fund for Nature
· Annual, applications typically open in autumn for the following spring ceremony; 2026 round now closed (ceremony held 29 April 2026)
periodic
Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) Fund - Nefco
· Nefco / Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) — Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund
· Annual, next call expected early 2026 (2025 round closed April 18, 2025; results announced February 2026)
periodic
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) - Oceans Stream
· Creative Destruction Lab
· Annual, sessions run September to June; application timing varies each cohort
periodic
Rolling
Norwegian Development Programme to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter
· Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
· Ongoing
Rolling
GIZ - SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE)
· Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
· Programme runs April 2025 to July 2029; no public open call deadline
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
The Ocean Foundation Grantmaking
· The Ocean Foundation
· Rolling basis (Letters of Inquiry reviewed quarterly; full proposals by invitation only)
periodic
OCEAN Grant Programme UK - Marine Community Grants
· UK Blue Planet Fund / OCEAN Grants Programme (administered by NIRAS)
· Round 2 application window is now closed. Future rounds expected; sign up to mailing list for updates. Programme runs until 2029.
periodic
periodic
EU Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTO) - Horizon Europe
· European Commission - Research and Innovation
· Unknown
Rolling
periodic
Blue Action Fund Grant Programme
· Blue Action Fund
· Upcoming call planned Q2/2026 (Mangroves, Blue Carbon Markets and 30x30 in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India). No currently open call as of May 2026.