The Blue Carbon + is offering applications to support advancing scientific understanding of climate change mitigation benefits linked to coastal agriculture and aquaculture systems.
Funding Organization: Blue Carbon Plus (BC+)
Scope: The focus areas include saltmarsh agriculture, mangrove-positive shrimp production, mangrove-positive mud crab production, and seagrass-positive sea cucumber production, with priorities centered on assessing blue carbon and biodiversity benefits, identifying knowledge gaps, designing and implementing research studies, contributing to life cycle assessments, and informing carbon and biodiversity crediting methodologies.
Eligibility: Eligibility is open to individual researchers as well as teams or research groups, with early-career researchers strongly encouraged to apply, particularly those who have completed a PhD within the past three years. Applicants must hold a PhD in biogeochemistry, ecology, or a related field, or possess equivalent research experience, along with at least five years of experience in blue carbon research. They should demonstrate expertise in carbon measurement and accounting, have access to laboratory facilities, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and be able to travel internationally for fieldwork. Additional desirable qualifications include familiarity with aquaculture systems, carbon accounting methodologies, and life cycle assessments.
Maximum Award: The total funding available for this opportunity is up to $280,000 USD, which covers stipend or salary, laboratory analysis, field supplies, and up to $10,000 USD allocated for travel reimbursements over the project period.
Application Process: Proposals should be submitted in Word or PDF form to info@bcplus.org. Subject title “Proposal – Research on climate change mitigation benefits related to coastal agriculture and aquaculture” by 10 May 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Application Deadline: 10 May 2026
Further information: https://www.bcplus.org/home/#funding , https://tnc.app.box.com/s/91ila95p9ui8oszxnwyv60dkn69nfxbc
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For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel. 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th
