Applications are now open for the Mobility and Travel Grants 2023, one of a suite of competitive calls under the Our Shared Ocean Programme that will address specific ocean, climate and sustainable blue economy related challenges faced by SIDS; support the building of scientific and technical capacity to address such challenges; and promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise between Irish institutions and their counterparts in SIDS to underpin longer-term cooperation.
Donor Name: Marine Institute
Country: Selected Countries
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2023
Size of the Grant: €500-€6,000
Details:
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) though Ireland’s development cooperation programme, Irish Aid, and the Marine Institute (MI) have established a new programme called ‘Our Shared Ocean’ to support research, knowledge exchange and capacity building in partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The programme will run until December 2026 with a total investment of €3.8 million funded by the DFA, and administered by the MI.
Specifically, funding will be awarded for inward or outward travel between Ireland and the eligible SIDS for short research visits, attendance at research conferences and workshops, or for training courses.
Award Categories
- Grant support is provided in the following categories:
- Research Conferences and Workshops – for undergraduate and postgraduate students and early-stage researchers from eligible SIDS to present their marine research to audiences at international events. The aim is to network with international marine experts and disseminate their research on the global stage.
- Training Courses – for researchers from eligible SIDS to undertake short training courses in a topic that is beneficial to their marine research. Examples include, but are not limited to, statistics courses, data processing, sampling methodologies, laboratory analyses, commercialisation of research, etc.
- Research Visits – of up to one calendar month for researchers from eligible SIDS to visit Ireland (or from Ireland to eligible SIDS) in order to exchange knowledge, test new technology, train on research methodologies, etc. The aim is to allow mobility of research expertise for the bilateral transfer of knowledge in science and technology towards the development of the marine sector, and to establish international networks between Ireland/SIDS for potential leveraging of marine funding.
Funding Information
- Research Conferences and Workshops – Minimum grant-aid €500 and maximum grant-aid €2,000.
- Training Courses – Minimum grant-aid €500 and maximum grant-aid €2,000.
- Research Visits – Maximum grant-aid available €6,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Research Conferences and Workshops
- This award is open to:
- Students currently carrying out an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a marine-related discipline and registered at an academic institution from eligible SIDS. Students may only apply for funding for events taking place up to the final date of their college registration. Proof of support by their Supervisor is required.
- Research Assistants carrying out marine-related research and employed at academic or research institutions from eligible SIDS.
- Early stage Post-Doctoral contract researchers carrying out marine-related research and employed and employed at academic or research institutions from eligible SIDS. Early stage Post-Doc being within six years of PhD award (2017 onwards).
- Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Other Representative Organisations from eligible SIDS. SME/NGO representatives are not required to present at international conferences/workshops.
- This award is open to:
- Training Courses
- This award is open to researchers in marine or marine-related research from:
- Eligible SIDS hosted in a Public or Private Research Performing Organisation.
- This award is open to researchers in marine or marine-related research from:
- Research Visits
- This award is open to researchers in marine or marine-related research from:
- Eligible SIDS hosted in a Public Research Performing Organisation in Ireland.
- An Irish Public or Private Research Performing Organisation (RPO) hosted in a RPO (Public or Private) in an eligible Small Island Developing State.
- This award is open to researchers in marine or marine-related research from:
(Note: Support under this call is primarily aimed towards the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS (Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea).
For more information, visit Mobility and Travel Grants.
