Submit Applications for POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme

What does the fellowship offer?

• Funding to spend between one and three months at another oceanographic institute, anywhere in the world, to receive training on any aspect of oceanographic observation analyses and interpretation. The fellowship is not intended for an academic course of study, or for research.

Objectives

• Promote training and facilitate global capacity development
• Advance sustained global ocean observations and their application.

Priority Areas

• Fixed-point time-series observations (e.g. contributing to OceanSITES, OBIS and/or other shared data systems)
• Large-scale, operational biological observations including biomolecular and biodiversity (e.g. biological
• EOVs, CPR, OBON and other programmes)
• Open and coastal ocean observation modelling and management
• Emerging and low-cost technologies for ocean observations
• Optical measurements of living and non-living particles
• Physical, biological and biogeochemical sensors on floats and gliders
• Underwater sound, acoustic observations and modelling
• Floating litter observations and modelling
• Data management & time series analysis.

Funding Information

• A maximum budget of 5000 Euros per fellow has been set.

Eligible Expenses

• International airfare
• Transport from airport to host institute
• Contribution towards living expenses

Ineligible Expenses 

• Domestic travel in home country
• Visa costs and insurance
• Salary/bursary
• Training costs

Eligibility Criteria

• Scientists, Technicians, Postgraduate students, Post-doctoral fellows from developing countries and countries with economies in transition are eligible to apply.
• Priority is given to early-career scientists.

Application Requirements

• Application & proposal forms
• Letter of recommendation
• Letter of acceptance from prospective host
• Quote for flights.

For more information, visit POGO.