OFI SEED Fund
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Friday 24th, October 2025
External Deadline: Saturday 1st, November 2025
Description
NEW for 2025: Due to the small amount of Seed Fund budget available for this year’s competition, only one application will be accepted per eligible grant holder (faculty member).
Memorial applicants should submit their proposals to both OFI@dal.ca (copied to OFI@mun.ca) and also to the MUN Researcher Portal by the deadline of October 24, 2025. MUN researchers must contact their Grants Facilitation Officer, Associate Dean (Research) or equivalent unit signatory to obtain information on deadlines and processes, as well as, obtain UNIT approval (s) prior to submission to OFI.
OFI’s Seed Fund supports innovative projects that have the potential to advance research, commercial or social concepts relating to the ocean. To qualify, applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students (Please note: students, postdocs, and technicians that are awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who would be identified as the grant holder and assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables).
Funding amount & duration
- – Awards will typically range from $10,000 to $15,000 with up to $30,000 for particularly compelling ideas
- – Funding is intended for projects to be undertaken and completed within 12 months
- – Successful projects may receive funding from NSERC (if led by an eligible faculty member and include external partnerships and training opportunities)
Application submission
- Fill out this form
- Email the completed form to morteza.jeyhani@dal.ca, along with:
- Curriculum Vitae (no more than two pages)
- A budget (using this template) that itemizes general categories of expenses and a brief justification for these expenses
Successful applicants will be required to:
- Showcase their work publicly. OFI will assist with this communication
- Contribute to our reporting to CFREF at the end of the approved award period. Applicants selected for funding by Seed Fund sponsors may have additional application and reporting requirements
The deadline to apply is November 1, 2025, at 11:59pm (Atlantic Time).
See here for more information.