The Ocean Conservation Trust is proud to provide grants to innovative, grassroots Ocean conservation projects that share our ethos that people are at the centre of solutions.
We have worked in over 13 countries to help small scale projects that might not normally receive funding to get off the ground. We have supported a wide range of projects, including everything from art installations to snorkel trails. Each year, we select relevant conservation themes for the grants, but since day one, projects have always been required to connect participants with the Ocean.
Where we have worked
Current OCT Grants
Internationally, we are currently focusing our support on three innovative, technology-based projects – with larger grants than ever before – that are aligned with our mission to connect and engage people with the Ocean.
- Seafront Environmental
- Marine Megafauna Foundation
- Galapagos Bullhead Shark Project
Closer to home, for 2019 our UK based projects are:
- Community Monitoring and Filming of South Arran MPAs Seagrass Beds
- Tidal Surge Dance Workshops
Previous Grants
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Organisation |
Project name | Location |
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MCS |
MCS Litter Survey |
UK |
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Wildlife Trusts |
Basking Shark Project |
UK |
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MCS |
MCS Guidelines for sustainable trade in marine curios |
UK |
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National Lobster Hatchery |
Synergistic effects of ocean acidification and global warming on the survival, growth, oxygen uptake and exoskeleton development of the European lobster |
UK |
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uktriggerfish.org |
Do Triggerfish Come back? |
UK |
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NMA |
Potential of Sub Aquatic Environments |
UK |
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Fish2Fork |
Fish2Fork |
UK |
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PCC |
Youth Exploration Divers in Deep |
UK |
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Effervescent Social Alchemy |
The Fish Hearted Bride |
UK |
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DWT |
Teaching the teachers |
UK |
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Akazul: Community, Conservation & Ecology |
Community based sea turtle conservation activities on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, Central America. |
Guatemala |
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Mozambique Megafauna Association |
Sustainable Tourism as a Whale Shark Conservation Tool |
Mozambique |
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Haiti Ocean Project |
Haiti Ocean Project Young Sea Explorers Program |
Haiti |
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DWT |
Marine Wildlife Champions (pilot) |
UK |
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SAS |
Surfers Against Sewage Regional Representative Training Weekend |
UK |
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DWT |
Marine Wildlife Champions (year 1) |
UK |
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Ecoteer |
Engaging the local villagers and tourists of the Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, in a novel Sea Turtle Identification and Movement project. |
Malaysia |
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Rame Peninsula Beach Care |
Waste to Waves |
UK |
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |
Jellytastic |
UK |
|
ZSL |
Assessing the Structure and Habitat Use of a Novel Aggregation of Hammerhead Sharks off Japan. |
Japan |
|
DWT |
Marine Wildlife Champions (year 2) |
UK |
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The Reef-World Foundation |
Strengthen the Conservation, Sustainability and Wise Management of Coral Reefs and Associated Coastal Ecosystems in SE Asia (online Toolkit) |
SE Asia |
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A ROCHA GHANA |
Students For Our Coasts: Today & Forever Ghana |
Ghana |
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Tucked In |
Leaper: A Fish Tale |
UK |
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Seafront Environmental |
Community Conservation of Sea Turtles in Cape Coast |
Ghana |
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DWT |
Marine Wildlife Champions (year 3) |
UK |
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Icelandic Seal Center |
Towards Evidence-Based Conservation Management of Pinnipeds Breeding in Iceland |
Iceland |
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Marine Megafauna |
Sustainable Seas Mozambique |
Mozambique |
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Galapagos Conservation Trust |
Galapagos Bullhead Sharks – Rediscovering a Forgotten Species (phase 1) |
Galapagos |
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Buglife |
National Seashell Survey |
UK |
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MarAlliance |
Educating the Next Generation of Belize’s Decision-Makers to Steward the Seas and Its Sharks. |
Belize |
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Galapagos Conservation Trust |
Galapagos Bullhead Sharks – Rediscovering a Forgotten Species (phase 2) |
Galapagos |
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Plymouth University |
Sea Life Live |
UK |
| North Harris Trust | North Harris Snorkel Trail |
UK |
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DWT |
Marine Wildlife Champions (year 4) |
UK |
| Brighton & Lewes Downs Biosphere Partnership | The Living Coast Undersea Experience |
UK |
Future Funding:
Our application process is currently closed. Please watch this space for updates about themes and topics for the next round of funding.
To find out how you can support any of these projects, head to our Support Us page.
