Funding opportunities
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) provides funding for ocean and freshwater science and technology in areas that support the mission of the Department to increase our understanding of ocean and freshwater environments.
The Department provides funding to projects that deliver scientific research and related scientific activities that support evidence-based decision making and increase public understanding of marine and freshwater ecosystems. Related scientific activities complement and extend scientific research by contributing to the generation, dissemination and application of scientific and technological knowledge.
Examples of this include:
- data collection and integration
- ocean and freshwater monitoring
- data analyses
- modelling and hypothesis testing
- scientific capacity building (Indigenous recipients only)
- communication of science in support of ocean literacy
Canada is a supporter of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian ocean science community are building a strong contribution to the Ocean Decade. Projects funded through the Ecosystems and Oceans Science Contribution Framework can contribute to the Ocean Decade outcomes. For more information on the Ocean Decade, please visit DFO's Ocean Decade website.
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