Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
Enriched International · Found: 2026-03-10 22:05
Empowers ocean solutions through marine technology funding. Supports technology development for ocean monitoring, conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.
Source: https://schmidtmarine.org/
Funding Details
- Funder
- Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (Schmidt Family Foundation)
- Funding Goal
- Support development of novel ocean technologies solving ocean problems in sustainable fisheries, ocean observing, and habitat health; coastal pollution monitoring and prevention
- Funding Amount
- Typical grants $100K–$500K; $1.9M awarded in 2024 across multiple projects
- Deadline
- Portal closed for 2025. Reopening early 2026 — check schmidtmarine.secure-platform.com (periodic)
- How to Apply
- Submit via online portal at schmidtmarine.secure-platform.com. Rolling admissions when open. Contact for queries at info@schmidtmarine.org.
- Target Region
- Global ocean — US and international applicants
- Contact
- info@schmidtmarine.org | schmidtmarine.org
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-14 21:04
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Summary
Schmidt Marine Technology Partners (SMTP) is a programme of the Schmidt Family Foundation that empowers ocean solutions by funding the development of novel technologies addressing ocean health challenges. The organization focuses on four areas: sustainable fisheries, ocean observing, habitat health, and network support for the marine tech community. SMTP explicitly supports technologies that monitor, mitigate, or prevent coastal pollution as part of its Habitat Health programme — this can include plastic interception technologies operating at the coast or in waterways. However, the organization equally explicitly states it does not fund marine plastic pollution projects, renewable energy, aquaculture, oil-spill cleanup, or seasteading. Funding is primarily for technology development at early-to-mid stages (TRL 2-6), covering academic researchers, startups, non-profits, and cross-entity partnerships. Typical grant sizes range up to several hundred thousand dollars. The application portal was closed at end of 2025 and was expected to reopen in early 2026. Prospective applicants should monitor schmidtmarine.secure-platform.com for reopening.
Historical Context
Annual or biennial grant cycles. $3M awarded in 2022, $1.9M in 2024. Great Bubble Barrier (plastic interception in waterways) has been funded by SMTP — suggesting coastal pollution tech with plastic-interception component may qualify despite explicit marine plastic exclusion.
Why it was added
Dedicated marine technology funder supporting ocean monitoring and conservation tech solutions
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