Sea-Changers 2022 Innovation Fund is now open for applications and will remain open until 18th September 2022. The fund’s focus is on supporting new and experimental solutions to marine conservation challenges.

This includes innovation in areas such as:

• Addressing the root causes of marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK.
• Preventing or reducing negative impacts on UK coastal and marine environments and/or species.
• Adding to the body of knowledge about marine conservation threats and challenges in the UK and ways to overcome them.

The total Innovation Fund value this year is £30,000. £10,000 of this will be awarded to projects developing novel solutions to the problem of plastics that damage the marine environment.  A further £10,000 will be awarded to Scottish based projects with the final £10,000 earmarked for projects across the rest of the UK.

Sea-Changers envisages making between 3 and 15 grant awards from the 2022 Innovation Fund. The absolute maximum that can be applied for is £10,000 for any one project.

The fund is open to a wide range of UK based organisations including charities and ‘not-for-profit’ organisations, companies, schools, universities or students who are carrying out marine conservation related activities, and community groups.

Full details on how to apply and the funding criteria can be found at: https://www.sea-changers.org.uk/innovation-fund

Best wishes
The Sea-Changers Team