STREAM Awards
STREAM Awards support educators, artists, researchers, and students in coastal and marine research, education, art, and outreach projects that connect science with Massachusetts communities.
Funder: MIT Sea Grant College Program
Due Dates: November 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET (Webinar) | January 6, 2027, 5:00 p.m. ET (Optional interest form) | January 13, 2027, 5:00 p.m. ET (Access request) | January 15, 2027, 5:00 p.m. ET (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to $9,999 for up to 12 months; 50% non-federal match required
Summary: STREAM supports innovative Massachusetts coastal and marine research, education, art, outreach, and rapid-response projects.
Key Information: Applicants must be affiliated with Massachusetts organizations; awards are cost-reimbursable.
Description
MIT Sea Grant’s STREAM Awards—Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts—support short projects connecting coastal and marine science with communities. The program funds small research and exploratory efforts, student projects expanded through education or outreach, marine science and engineering activities for P-12 classrooms and community events, and rapid responses to emerging situations.
Projects should advance MIT Sea Grant’s strategic goals in healthy coastal ecosystems, environmental literacy and workforce development, resilient communities and economies, or sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Priorities include community resilience, marine debris, contaminants of concern, connections between communities and coastal science, and intersections of art and science. Applicants must explain how their work reflects Massachusetts communities’ needs, cultivates partnerships, and delivers meaningful impacts.
