At this point in time funds have not been secured for 2009 travel or research grants. We hope to be able to run this programme again soon.

The focus of the IOC Capacity Building grants programme in the medium term is on coastal research issues and the methodologies of remote sensing and modelling in the area of marine sciences.

The IOC Capacity Building Programme offers yearly conference travel and study grants to marine sciences students or professionals, from developing countries, to participate in scientific/technical conferences, workshops or meetings with a clearly defined ocean-oriented nature, with priority given to subjects directly relevant to IOC programmes and approaching the medium-term TEMA focus (see above). The scheme is intended to benefit individual applicants with their current work. Funds for attendance at conferences are conditional on the applicant being accepted to present a paper or poster on original research work. Workshops/meeting attendees are required to provide details of the expected benefits to their ongoing research activities.

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