Deadline: 23 February 2024
The Ocean Foundation is pleased to announce a grant opportunity to support researchers in the Pacific Islands who are working on ocean acidification to gain additional practical experience and knowledge that advances their research abilities.
Proposed activities should take a collaborative approach, with an emphasis on expanding the capabilities of the applicant as a result of engaging others working on ocean acidification.
Funding Information
- TOF anticipates funding for each award around $5,000 USD.
Eligible Activities
- Activities that can be supported by this opportunity include but are not limited to:
- Attending training focusing on a research methodology, data analysis skills, modeling efforts, or similar learnings
- Travel to the Pacific Islands OA Centre, arranged in collaboration with its personnel, to train on the GOA-ON in a Box kit
- Inviting an expert in an aspect of the ocean acidification field to travel to the applicant’s facility to assist with a particular protocol, build a new equipment setup, troubleshoot a sensor or methodology, or process data
- Initializing a collaboration with a mentor of choice that advances the applicant’s specialized knowledge, such as embarking on a discrete research project or drafting a manuscript
Geographic Focus
- This call is open to those who reside and conduct ocean acidification research in the Pacific Islands region, with preference given to those who are in:
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Palau
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Those in other PI countries and territories (such as Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau) may also apply.
Eligibility Criteria
- Established GOA-ON Pier2Peer pairs are encouraged to apply, but the applicant may identify other collaborators that enable them to advance skills, obtain training, refine research approaches, or share knowledge.
- Activities engaging the Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Centre based at The Pacific Community in Suva, Fiji, are especially encouraged.
- While the applicant must be based in the Pacific Islands region, collaborators need not work in the Pacific Islands region.
For more information, visit The Ocean Foundation.
