Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans - Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Visiting Fellowships

This programme is jointly funded by POGO and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and is designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. The Programme has been a success for over fifteen years, with over 160 fellowships awarded since 2001.

The fellowship program is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (preferably PhD) and post-doctoral fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Its main purpose is to advance sustained ocean observations and their applications. Priority is given to applicants in early stages of career development. This fellowship is intended to support training in oceanographic observations, not research techniques. Its main purpose is to advance sustained ocean observations and their applications; it offers the opportunity to visit other oceanographic centres for a short period (1 to 3 months) for training on any aspect of oceanographic observations, analyses, and interpretation.

The Selection Criteria involve a number of factors including:

Quality of the application;
Relevance of the application to the priority areas identified in the Fellowship Announcement (Argo Floats and gliders; fixed-point time-series observations; large-scale, operational biological observations including biodiversity; emerging technologies for ocean observations; data management; coastal observations/ Coastal Zone Management; ocean and coastal modelling; oxygen and other biogeochemical sensors on floats and gliders; time series measurements of N2O and CH4); ocean observations and modelling in the Indian Ocean (contributions to IIOE-2).
Evidence that the training will lead to capacity-building with potential lasting impact on regional observations; and,
The need to maximise regional distribution of the awards.

Application

Applications for 2016 are now open. The application form and additional information about the fellowship and application instructions, as well as Frequently Asked Questions can be downloaded from in the attachments below. The deadline for the applications for this year is 15th April 2016.

POGO-SCOR Fellowships 2016 Application Form

Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans - Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Visiting Fellowships

Deadline:

April 15, 2016

Disciplines:

Ocean Sciences