The Partnership for Observations of the Global Oceans (POGO) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are jointly funding a Visiting Fellowships programme 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 programme 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.

The deadline for the applications for this year is 15th April 2016.

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 - 3 months) for training on any aspect of oceanographic observations, analyses, and interpretation. Priority is given to applicants in early stages of career development.

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 the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2));
• Evidence that the training will lead to capacity-building with potential lasting impact on regional observations;
• The need to maximise regional distribution of the awards.

Application

Attached here please find the official flyer and the application form for download. Additional information about the fellowship and application instructions, as well as Frequently Asked Questions you can also download from here: http://ocean-partners.org/pogo-scor-fellowship