University of the Sea Research Cruise programme 2008/9, 6 senior students are sought to participate in three research cruises of western Australia. Click here for an application form. posted 22/04/2008
IMBER Resources for Students and Young Scientists, webpage hosted by the IMBER International Project Ofice. posted 22/04/2008
ITME summer and 12 week semester programs, including tropical marine ecology and conservation, and Caribbean issues and marine resource use. The Insitute for Tropical Marine Ecology, Dominica, West Indies. posted 02/04/2008
ITME summer and 12 week semester programs, including tropical marine ecology and conservation, and Caribbean issues and marine resource use. The Insitute for Tropical Marine Ecology, Dominica, West Indies. posted 02/04/2008
Undergraduate courses. Bodø University College, Norway. posted 20/03/2008
E2E EcoModel. Analysis of end-to-end food webs and biogeochemical cycles. An international summer school, 11-16 August 2008, Ankara, Turkey. posted 20/03/2008
Summer courses in Bermuda. The Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences is holding summer courses in microbial ecology (22 June - 12 July 2008) and coral reef ecology (13 July - 2 August 2008). Closing date 15 March 2008, some financial support available. posted 08/02/2008
Satellite Oceanography 2008, an advanced international course
with focus on extreme events, 3-23 August 2008, CICESE, Mexico posted 24/01/2008
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Fellowship Scheme posted 18/12/2007
Workshop on Climate driving of marine ecosystems changes: Training for young marine scientists, to be held in Brest, France, April 21-24, 2008. Flyer. posted 1/11/2007
Small research grants for African Scientists engaged in global environmental change research. More information. Closing date: 19 December 2007. posted 30/10/2007
The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology in Dominica, West Indies are offering scholarships of up to $4,000 off tuition for students with demonstrated financial need. posted 09/10/2007
International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) - Young Scientist Projects (duration: three years, with maximum of US$ 5,000 per year). More information. Deadline: October 15, 2007posted 09/10/2007
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Ralph Brown Expedition Award, a single annual award worth £15,000, offered to the leader of an expedition (at least 4-6 weeks) working in a marine environment. Applicants must be fellows or members of the RGS-IBG from any nation. posted 09/10/2007
Deadline: 30 November 2007
NATO-Russian Advanced Research Workshop on the "Influence of Climatic Change on Arctic and Subarctic Changing Conditions" will be held in Liège (Belgium), May 5-10 2008. Details posted 04/10/2007
Second call: IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning SystemFellowship programme in sea level science, for applicants coming from the countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Deadline for applications is November 15, 2007 Details posted 02/10/2007
6th International Training Course on Coastal Biodiversity in Mangrove Ecosystems will be held at CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India during November 2007 (UNU-INWEH - UNESCO International Course). Details posted 14/08/2007
Previous opportunities
Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology: this Caribbean Institute (Dominica) calls for applications for student courses (to be held Sept 3- Nov 26) in Natural History and Identification of Marine Organisms; Principles of Tropical Marine Ecology; Marine Research Methodology; Marine Resource Conservation
Contact. posted May 17, 2007
Methods
and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in African Coastal
and Regional Seas is a training course to be held 24 September-5
October 2007 in Mombasa, Kenya.
IOC sea level fellowship training programme, for applicants coming from the countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Deadline for applications is June 30, 2007 Details posted 31/05/2007
Institute
for Tropical Marine Ecology Scholarships: this Caribbean Institute
in the Commonwealth of Dominica offers scholarships (up to $4,000
off tuition) to students with demonstrated financial need for the
2007 programs. Contact.
posted January 15, 2007
A 2-week course
on Estuarine Physics will be taught in the summer of 2007 in the Mexican
Caribbean. Details. posted January 12, 2007
UNOOSA (United
Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs) presents a training course
organized in cooperation with the Government of China and the European
Space Agency (ESA), for the benefit of developing countries in Asia
and the Pacific region. The training course will be hosted by the
National Remote Sensing Centre of China and China-Europe GNSS Technology
Training and Cooperation Centre in Beijing from 4 to 8 December 2006.
More information and an application form (due by Friday,
6 October 2006) can be found
here.
UNOOSA (United
Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs) announces its next Summer
School: Alpbach 2006 will focus on “Monitoring of Natural Hazards
from Space”. Details.
posted 01/05/06
The 14th round
of the START Fellowships and Visiting Scientist Program is announced.
Deadline for applications is December 16, 2005. Details.
Application
form. posted 17/11/05
The
University of the Sea Research Cruise is a great opportunity for
postgraduate students interested in aspects of marine science. The
2006 cruise will be held from mid to late February 2006, sailing from
New Caledonia to Sydney. Details.
posted 06/10/05
Institute
for Tropical Marine Ecology Scholarships: this Caribbean Institute
in the Commonwealth of Dominica offers scholarships (up to $4,000
off tuition) to students with demonstrated financial need for the
2006 programs. Contact.
posted 12/09/05
FUNIBER:
The Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER) is a project
that is framed within the university world and goes beyond national
borders to become a joint experience between Spain and Latin America.
The Foundation encourages knowledge sharing by means of cooperation
among networks of universities acting globally within the framework
of the Spanish and Portuguese cultures and languages.
Ocean
Remote Sensing: a Tool for Ocean Science and Operational Oceanography
is the name of a Regional workshop for African oceanographers to be
held at Rabat, Morocco, September 19-30, 2005. Scholarships will be
available on a competitive manner to cover part of the cost of travel
and daily subsistence.
The
International Foundation for Science IFS Granting Programme is
open for project proposals from developing country scientists conducting
research on the sustainable management of biological resources. Proposed
projects project must be related to the sustainable utilisation of
the biological and/or water resource base. Research grants are awarded
up to a maximum value of US$12,000 for a period of one to three years
and may be renewed twice. They are intended for the purchase of equipment,
expendable supplies, and literature.
Asian
Neighbours Network Training Through Research: The Floating University
2005 Research Cruise The "Floating University" will
be onboard the French research vessel Marion
Dufresne, currently scheduled to depart from Darwin on July 30
2005 and arrive in Jakarta on August 7 (arrival and departure dates
may vary very slightly). 30 students will participate in a multi-disciplinary
marine science program of lectures and research during the 7 days
at sea. Application (pdf)
