Two international research grants for Oct 2025 are now open:
1. Request for Proposals: Coastal Ecosystems for People and Planet
(Deadline: 3 Oct 2025)
2. Call for LOI: Interledger NextGen Higher Education (Deadline: 3 Oct 2025)
1. Request for Proposals: Coastal Ecosystems for People and Planet
The Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic (LEX-NG) Fund has a mission to support projects that help us better understand and protect oceans, restore critical marine and coastal habitats, and foster environmental stewardship in the regions visited by National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions. In 2025, the LEX-NG Fund will support new projects that focus on blue forest coastal ecosystems.
Funding Organization: National Geographic Society
Eligibility:
• Project must primarily focus on conservation, restoration, or research related to blue forests (such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, kelp forests, or coastal salt marshes).
• Project must have a primary discipline of Science, and a primary focus area of Ocean; applications for Storytelling and Education projects will not be considered.
• Projects focused on blue forests in locations that overlap with NG-LEX voyages are preferred, but not required.
• Candidate must be willing to provide project information that can be shared with travelers aboard NG-LEX vessels.
• Candidate must be over the age of 18.
• The individual responsible for carrying out the project should be listed as the project leader.
• Applicants are encouraged to design projects to be implemented in communities where they already have existing connections or a track record of work. If the applicant does not have existing connections or a track record of work in the proposed location(s), they are strongly encouraged to include local collaborators.
• Application materials must be complete enough to be able to assess candidate’s skills and experience, as well as the project idea.
• Strong applications will include an achievable goal, as well as meaningful collaboration with local stakeholders built into every stage of the project.
Benefits:
• Up to $20,000 in funding for Level I grants, up to $100,000 in funding for Level II grants.
• Membership in the Explorer Community and eligibility for a variety of future funding, learning and networking opportunities.
• Potential opportunities to be featured on LEX social media channels, and/or in the LEX-NG Fund Annual Traveler Impact Report (the latest version of the Impact Report can be found here).
• Potential guest speaking opportunities aboard NG-LEX vessels.
Application Process: Applications must be submitted online via the National Geographic Society grants management system.
Application Deadline: 3 October 2025
Further information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-coastal-ecosystems/
2. Call for LOI: Interledger NextGen Higher Education
The Interledger-NextGen Higher Education Program advances research, curriculum development, and hands-on training, equipping students and educators with expertise in open-payment technologies and inclusive digital finance while exploring emerging fintech career pathways. The Interledger Foundation is currently welcoming Letters of Intent (LOIs) from diverse higher education institutions ready to establish or expand programs that provide real-world experience in open-source practices, open-payment technologies, and inclusive digital financial systems.
Funding Organization: Interledger Foundation
Scope: Education programs in digital financial services
Eligibility: Educational institutions to include public and private two to four-year institutions, institutional systems or consortia of institutions, and university-affiliated research centers or laboratories. Applying universities must align the proposed initiative with their undergraduate or graduate departments of computer science, information technology, business, sustainable development, or related fields.
Maximum Award: Grant funding of up to USD 50,000 is available for a 12-month timeline to cover both work on the proposed project and any costs associated with event participation, training, or software development.
Application Process: a Letter of Intent must be submitted online via https://submit.interledger.org/submit/319057/interledger-nextgen-higher-education-2025-call-for-loi
Application Deadline: 3 October 2025
Further information: https://interledger.org/education
For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel: 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th
