About the fellowship programme

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 ten years, with a total of 125 fellowships awarded since 2001.

The fellowship program is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (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. The fellowship is not intended for pure, "blue skies" research; 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:

1. Quality of the application;
2. Relevance of the application to the priority areas identified in the Fellowship Announcement (Argo Floats; 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)
3. Evidence that the training will lead to capacity-building with potential lasting impact on regional observations; and,

4. The need to maximise regional distribution of the awards.

Application

Applications for 2012 are now being accepted. Note that this year we are implementing the earlier deadline of 15 January 2012 to allow more time for the fellowships to take place. 

Additional information about the fellowship and application instructions, as well as Frequently Asked Questions can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
eligible_countries.pdf	developing countries and countries with economies in transition	31 Kb
FAQs_2009.pdf	Fellowship FAQs	27 Kb
Fellowship-stipend-guidelines.pdf	Table of Subsistence Allowances by City/Country	44 Kb
2012 Fellowships Flyer	Low resolution	428 Kb
2012 Fellowships Flyer	High resolution	3631 Kb
Visiting Fellowship Application Form	2012 Application Form and Guidelines	745 Kb