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Seed Fund
Supporting innovative ocean-related projects
Applications will be accepted between September 10 and November 1, 2025.
All proposed projects must align with the Transforming Climate Action (TCA) program themes. Additional information on TCA themes can be found here.
Successful applicants will be required to:
Please select your institution below to access institution-specific application guidelines.
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at Dalhousie University.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables.
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Dr. Morteza Jeyhani
Manager, Innovation and Commercialization
Email: morteza.jeyhani@dal.ca
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at L'Université du Québec à Rimouski.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables.
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Marie-Michelle Dugas
TCA Administrative Management
Email: marie-michelle_dugas@uqar.ca
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at Université Laval.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables.
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Dr. Marie-Hélène Forget
TCA Director
Email: marie-helene.forget@takuvik.ulaval.ca
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at Memorial University.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables. 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).
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Email: seedfund@dal.ca
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at the University of New Brunswick.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables.
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Dr. Morteza Jeyhani
Manager, Innovation and Commercialization
Email: morteza.jeyhani@dal.ca
Applicants must be current faculty, staff, technicians, postdocs, or students at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Note: students, postdocs, and technicians awarded funding must be supervised by a current faculty member who is identified as the grant holder and will assume responsibility for distribution of funds and terms of the deliverables.
SF applications will be assessed on the following selection criteria:
Note: The fund cannot be used to supplement OFI's large research projects currently underway.
To submit your application, please follow these steps:
The final decisions will be reviewed and confirmed by the TCA Scientific Directorate, based on recommendations from the Seed Fund review committee and, when appropriate, also the TCA Research Advisory Committee.
Dr. Morteza Jeyhani
Manager, Innovation and Commercialization
Email: morteza.jeyhani@dal.ca
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