E-mail: pogoadmin@pml.ac.ukWebsite: http://ocean-partners.org/pogo-scor-fellowship

Who can apply?Scientists, technicians, postgraduate students orpost-doctoral fellows from developing countriesand countries with economies in transition(priority is given to early-career scientists).

Priority Areas• Fixed-point time-series observations (e.g.contributing to OceanSITES, IODE OceanData Portal, WOD and/or other shared datasystems)

• Large-scale, operational biologicalobservations including biodiversity and otherbiological Essential Ocean Variables (e.g.Continuous Plankton Recorder and otherprograms)

• Emerging technologies for ocean observations• Coastal observations/ Coastal zonemanagement

• Oxygen and other biogeochemical sensors onFloats and Gliders

• Time series measurements of N�O and CH�• Ocean observations and modelling in theIndian Ocean

• Ocean and coastal modelling• Optical measurements of living and non-livingparticles

Deadline 31 March 2020Objectives• Promote training and facilitate global capacitydevelopment

• Advance sustained global oceanobservations & their applications

What is needed to apply?• Application form• Letter of recommendation• Letter of acceptance from prospective host• Quote for flights

What is covered?• International airfare• Transport from airport to host institution• Contribution towards living expenses

What is NOT covered?• Domestic travel in home country• Visa costs and insurance• Salary/bursary• Training costs

What does the fellowship offer?Funding to spend between one and threemonths at another oceanographic institute,anywhere in the world, to receive training onany aspect of oceanographic observationanalyses and interpretation. The fellowship isNOT intended for an academic course of study,or for research.

Home countriesHost countries

Visiting Fellowship Programme 2020Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean & Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research