International Courses and Scholarships

Site last up-date: 21st October 2009.

This page provides information on international training courses for early-stage marine researchers (PhDs and young post-doctoral scientists), scholarships, fellowships, prizes and occasional tenders.

Courses:

 PhD, Post-Doc Opportunities & Internships

11 PhD and 6 Post-Doctoral positions in marine biofouling and antifouling coating development within the SEACOAT consortium.

Applications are invited for Early Stage Researcher Fellowships (leading to a PhD and Experienced Researcher Fellowshipts (post-docs) funded through SEACOAT ("Surface Engineering for Antifouling- Coordinated Advanced Training") a Marie Curie Initial Training Network.  Most positions are due to start on March 1st 2010 or soon thereafter.  The positions and subject areas are listed below. 

*The primary host only is shown; all fellows are expected to collaborate with other Partners in the Corsortium through secondments and visits.

** PhD candiate = Early Stage Researchers (research experience < 4 years).  Post Doc candidate = Experience Researchers (PhD or research experience > 4 but < 5 years).

Nationality: Appointees can be national of any country other than the country of the premises of the host organisation where they will carry out their project.

Mobility: Appontees must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.

Salary: The basic gross living allowance for an Early Stage Researcher is approx. 34,500 €/year, and for Experienced Research approx. €53,000. In both cases fellows receive a mobility allowance, a travel allowance and a career exploratory allowance.

For further information visit the SEACOAT website.

PhD Grant - Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz

Microbial formation of marine manganese crusts (Mainz, Germany)

A two plus one year PhD fellowship is avaiable in the interdisciplinary Earth System Science Research Centre Geocycles at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz.  The project comprises laboratory experiements in cooperation with molecular biologists addressing the formation and growth of manganese crusts and nodules in a marine environment as well as nano-structural and - compositional investigation of experimental and natural samples.  The latter will be carried out with state-of-the-art micro- and nano-analytical facilities available at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz (e.g. SEM, TEM, LA-ICP-MS etc.) and with synchrotron methods.  For further information you may visit Earth System Science Research Centre and also Biomineralisation Institute of Geosciences on the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz website.

Deadline: 15 November 2009

Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellowships - Ghent University

To encourage collaborations between Flemish and foregin research units.  Monthly allowance of €2,000.  Fellowships of between three and twelve months.  For further information you may visit Ghent University website.

Deadline: No Deadline

Scholarship Programme - Netherland Organisation for Scientific Research

Grants (€55,000) available to enable foreign researchres to spend one year conducting research in the Netherlands.  For further information you may visit the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research website.

Deadline: 1st December 2009

Maritime Fellowships and Internships - National Maritime Museum, UK

Fellowships and Internships to support research on British naval and maritime history.  For further information you may visit the National Maritime Museum website.

Deadline: 1st November 2009

Internships - The Council on International Educational Exchange

The Council on International Educational Exchange is accepting applications for Internships for Spring 2010.  For further information you may visit the Council on International Educational Exchange website.

Deadline: 15th December 2009

Travel Grants: 

FEMS: Deadline: 1st December 2009. The Federation of European Microbiological Societies invites applications for its research fellowships (€4,000 plus travel support and living costs). This programme is intended to enable young scientists pursue microbiological research for up to three months in another European country. Deadline: 1st December 2009. Federation of European Microbiological Societies website.

Prizes:

Dr. Edouard Delcroix Prize 2010 : Deadline for submission is 30/09/2010.

The Marine Environment and Human Health This international scientific prize of €25,000 will be awarded to a researcher or a research team to reward an original scientific study on the marine environment within the context of potential medical applications. The prize has been established in honour of Dr. Edouard Delcroix (1891-1973), Beligan orthopaedic surgeon and pioneer in thalassotherapy. Full details of the prize including guidelines and application forms are available from Flanders Marine Institute website (Flanders Marine Institute website).