This initiative receives joint funding from POGO and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and aims to foster training and capacity-building for the establishment of a global ocean observation system. Over the past two decades, the program has been successful, awarding 190 fellowships since 2001.
The primary goal of the program is to advance continuous ocean observations and their practical applications, with a focus on supporting individuals in the early stages of their career development. This fellowship is designed to enhance skills in oceanographic observations rather than research methodologies. Its primary objective remains the advancement of sustained ocean observations and their applications, offering participants the chance to undertake short-term (1 to 3 months) training at various oceanographic institutions worldwide, covering diverse aspects of oceanographic observations, analysis, and interpretation.
Benefits:
The program is geared towards advancing sustained ocean observations and their practical applications, with priority given to individuals in the early stages of their careers. This fellowship aims to support training in oceanographic observations rather than research techniques. Its core aim is to further the cause of continuous ocean observations and their applications, providing the opportunity for participants to undertake short-term training (1 to 3 months) at different oceanographic centers worldwide, covering various aspects of oceanographic observations, analysis, and interpretation.
Requirements:
- This opportunity is open to scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (preferably at the PhD level), and post-doctoral fellows from developing countries and countries transitioning their economies, engaged in oceanographic endeavours.
- Candidates must hold citizenship in developing or transitional economies, as delineated by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Selection Procedure
The selection procedure is based on numerous criteria, like :
- The quality of the application.
- The relevance of the application to the priority areas outlined in the Fellowship Announcement, such as emerging and cost-effective technologies for ocean observations, physical, biological, and biogeochemical sensors on floats and gliders, floating litter observations and modelling, open and coastal ocean observation, modelling, and management, data management and time series analysis, underwater sound, acoustic observations, and modelling, optical measurements of living and non-living particles, fixed-point time-series observations contributing to OceanSITES, OBIS, IODE Ocean Data Portal, WOD, and other shared data systems, and large-scale operational biological observations including biomolecular and biodiversity.
- Demonstrated evidence that the training will contribute to capacity-building with potential long-lasting effects on regional observations.
- The importance of maximizing regional distribution of the awards.
Application Documentation
Documents required for upload to the application portal include:
- Completed proposal form (utilize provided template).
- Evidence of a flight quotation (e.g., screenshot of airline website, travel agency quotation).
- Recommendation letter from parent supervisor.
- Acceptance letter from host supervisor.
Application Process
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Application Deadline: May 12, 2024.
