OFI Seed – Round 6
Arctic and Northern Regions
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: RGCS Review not required for this opportunity
External Deadline: Thursday 30th, September 2021
Description
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 September 30, 2021. 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 at Dalhousie University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Prince Edward Island, and/or University of New Brunswick (*as of July 30, 2021) (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 particularly compelling ideas considered up to a maximum of $30,000.
Funding is intended for projects to be undertaken and completed within a 12-month time frame.
Award recipients are expected to contribute to OFI reporting. Report requests are expected to occur at the end of the approved award period.
OFI requires Seed Fund recipients to showcase their work publicly through an event and/or media outreach. OFI will assist with this communication.
Successful applicants may receive added experience learning about funding relationships with this round’s sponsors.
OFI will actively support completed Seed Fund projects that have commercialization potential to advance commercialization plans through the next stages of the ocean ecosystem, such as Lab2Market Oceans, Ocean Startup Challenge, and CDL Oceans.
Application submission
The following information must be compiled and sent to ofi@dal.ca and ofi@mun.ca as one document (PDF):
Additional Information can be found here.