Cullen Scholarship 2024

The Marine Institute is pleased to announce the 2024 Cullen Scholarship call for proposals from academic institutions to host Cullen Scholars. Proposals are invited from suitable research supervisors at Higher Education Institutions on the island of Ireland with the necessary competence to host/co-supervise the Cullen Scholar in collaboration with the named Marine Institute Supervisor. The Cullen Scholars will be based at least 50% of their time at a Marine Institute location during their scholarship unless otherwise stated on the Proposal Specification.

Full details of the Programme Terms and Conditions including a copy of the Grant-Aid Agreement and application procedures are available in the Cullen Scholarship Programme Terms. All applications must be submitted through the Marine Institute's online Grant Management System (RIMS). Details on registration are available in the Programme Terms. Further details of the individual research topics and contact details for the Marine Institute Co-Supervisors are available in the following specification documents:

1. Cullen Scholarship: Machine Learning-based Ocean Forecasting

2. Cullen Scholarship: The use of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) in coastal waters and the implications for the future of the maritime industry, particularly from a Maritime Education and Training (MET) perspective.

3. Cullen Scholarship: Analysis of Maritime Security and Defence policy in Ireland utlising a ‘Level of Analysis’ approach.

4. Cullen Scholarship: Ocean Wealth Accounting to support a Sustainable Blue Economy.

5. Cullen Scholarship: Seabed Landers for Ocean Processes and Ecosystems.

Call close date 16:00 on Thursday 18th July 2024. Please email the Research Funding Office (funding@marine.ie) with any queries on the application process.