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Funding Opportunities

Workshops and meetings   –   200,000 € will be awarded in 2007-08 to organise workshops relevant to EUR-OCEANS scientific & networking objectives. 500,000 € will be distributed among member organisations for participation in EUR-OCEANS workshops and meetings in 2007-08. These funds can also support participation at external events and meetings provided they are endorsed by EUR-OCEANS. Calls for proposals (both requests for endorsement and for support to organise workshops) close on 31 March and 2 October 2007 . The list of supported and endorsed workshops will be announced on the website shortly after the evaluation. There is a final call for workshops and meetings that will close March 31, 2008. Contact the relevant WP/System Leader for more information.

Integration Projects  –   250,000 € will be awarded in 2007-08 for small groups of EUR-OCEANS scientists to run projects fostering integration, with relevance to EUR-OCEANS scientific objectives (e.g. write review/synthesis papers). The second call for proposals will close October 15, 2007. The results of this call can be found here.

Data Rescue and Transformation  –   200,000 € will be awarded in 2007-08 to rescue historical field data and to transform already-rescued datasets into pre-determined formats. These data are required to constrain and evaluate models addressing pelagic ecosystems, biogeochemical fluxes and interactions with exploited marine resources. This call closed May 4, 2007. Details of the call and the results can be found here.

Mobility  –  100,000 € will be awarded in 2007-08 to fund mini sabbaticals, short visits and technical exchanges among EUR-OCEANS member organisations. Call opens June 2007 until 14 September 2007 . (Extended until Oct 1, 2007)

  • Technical exchanges : one week events for technicians to acquire knowledge and experience on non-standard equipment or protocols. Training must take place in EUR-OCEANS member organisations and funding is offered to cover travel and living expenses of participants (500 Euros/week).
  • Mini sabbaticals : one to two month sabbaticals for PIs and associated scientists to visit EUR-OCEANS member organisations to deliver specific synthesis products (e.g. review papers, synthesis papers, book chapters) addressing EUR-OCEANS scientific objectives. Funding is offered to cover travel and living expenses of participants (1400 Euros/month).
  • Short visits : one to two week exchanges of PIs, associated scientists, post-doc fellows and Ph.D. students (except those already funded by EUR-OCEANS) to exchange know-how, plan relevant EUR-OCEANS initiatives and activities, and collaborate in research experiments or synthesis exercises relevant to EUR-OCEANS scientific objectives. Funding is offered to cover participants travel and living expenses (500 Euros/week).