The Save Our Seas Foundation is dedicated to preserving our oceans by funding and supporting research, conservation, and education projects across the globe. Their focus mainly lies on safeguarding threatened marine wildlife and their habitats, with a special emphasis on marine chondrichthyan species such as sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes, and chimaeras.
The grant program emphasizes three major areas: research, conservation, and education, with a specific aim to support efforts in understanding and preserving marine megafauna. The Small Grant is tailored for short-term projects (12- to 18-months) with an average funding of US$5,000, primarily aimed at early career scientists within five years of receiving their degree. It seeks to fund original and innovative start-up projects led by local project leaders, focusing on specific and finite projects that can be either standalone initiatives or part of larger ventures.