Maritime Program List
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| Program Name | NF-UN Partnership Training Programme on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs (The United States) |
| Explanation | Among countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) there are, particularly among developing countries, those that are seen to lag in fulfilling important aspects of the convention. This is also true among those countries that have not ratified it. This program aims to address this issue, working with the UN Office of Legal Affairs' Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, with universities and with research organizations, to develop the human resources that can develop the order of the sea. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 635,579 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Strenghening Principled Ocean Governance Networks |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | Dalhousie University (Canada) |
| Explanation | In response to the problem of ocean governance in the Carribean, Dalhousie University is leading an international, multifaceted effort to develop human resources in the developing countries of that region with the purpose of building an international network in the region. It also works with the International Ocean Governance Network, creating model human resources development systems between South East Asia and the Pac Rim, and between South East Asia and Africa. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | CAD 250,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Construction of an International Ocean Governance Network |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | University of Delaware, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy (USA) |
| Explanation | This program aims to build a new ocean governance system through an International Ocean Governance Network-based scheme that takes into account not only researchers, but governments and corporations. Working through the IOGN, it will organize the relevant literature and analize policy related to this field. In addition, it will hold workshops and international meetings in order to both work toward the building of a network and to provide a forum for the presentation of research findings. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides several students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 548,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 50,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 478,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Scholarship Program |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | This project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and related international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 324,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-ITLOS Training Program |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Germany) |
| Explanation | In order to peaceably and smoothly resolve international maritime conflicts, this program provides training for maritime legal professionals from developing countries. After completion of the program, participants return to their own countries to work as governmental advisors in maritime policy. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year, outstanding students will be given the option to go on for a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | GBP 390,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2008 |
| Organization | World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students, as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Construction of an International Ocean Governance Network |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | University of Delaware, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy (USA) |
| Explanation | This program aims to build a new ocean governance system through an International Ocean Governance Network-based scheme that takes into account not only researchers, but governments and corporations. Working through the IOGN, it will organize the relevant literature and analize policy related to this field. In addition, it will hold workshops and international meetings in order to both work toward the building of a network and to provide a forum for the presentation of research findings. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 50,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 478,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides several students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 548,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Scholarship Program |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | This project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and related international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 324,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-ITLOS Training Program |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Germany) |
| Explanation | In order to peaceably and smoothly resolve international maritime conflicts, this program provides training for maritime legal professionals from developing countries. After completion of the program, participants return to their own countries to work as governmental advisors in maritime policy. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year, outstanding students will be given the option to go on for a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | GBP 390,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-UN Partnership Training Programme on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs (The United States) |
| Explanation | Among countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) there are, particularly among developing countries, those that are seen to lag in fulfilling important aspects of the convention. This is also true among those countries that have not ratified it. This program aims to address this issue, working with the UN Office of Legal Affairs' Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, with universities and with research organizations, to develop the human resources that can develop the order of the sea. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 635,579 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Strenghening Principled Ocean Governance Networks |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | Dalhousie University (Canada) |
| Explanation | In response to the problem of ocean governance in the Carribean, Dalhousie University is leading an international, multifaceted effort to develop human resources in the developing countries of that region with the purpose of building an international network in the region. It also works with the International Ocean Governance Network, creating model human resources development systems between South East Asia and the Pac Rim, and between South East Asia and Africa. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | CAD 250,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2007 |
| Organization | World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students, as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 245,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 426,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students, as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Fellowship Program |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | This project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and related international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 319,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Centre of Excellence |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (Canada) |
| Explanation | Developing countries currently suffer from a lack of skilled researchers in the field of international oceanography. In order to correct this imbalance, we are sending promising young researchers from developing countries for intensive studies at top-level research institutions, in order to give them the skills to enable them to study and control their country's maritime resources, forecast maritime weather and reduce the impact of natural disasters. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 495,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides several students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 510,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year, outstanding students will be given the option to go on for a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | GBP 375,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-ITLOS Training Program |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Germany) |
| Explanation | In order to peaceably and smoothly resolve international maritime conflicts, this program provides training for maritime legal professionals from developing countries. After completion of the program, participants return to their own countries to work as governmental advisors in maritime policy. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-UN Partnership Training Programme on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea |
| Year | 2006 |
| Organization | Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs (The United States) |
| Explanation | Among countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) there are, particularly among developing countries, those that are seen to lag in fulfilling important aspects of the convention. This is also true among those countries that have not ratified it. This program aims to address this issue, working with the UN Office of Legal Affairs' Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, with universities and with research organizations, to develop the human resources that can develop the order of the sea. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 726,036 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 312,100 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 244,700 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 463,500 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 437,300 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) |
| Explanation | This projects provides seven students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 502,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This projects provides six students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 510,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Scholarship Program |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute |
| Explanation | The project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a Masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and relations international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | EUR 291,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Scholarship Program |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | The project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a Masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and relations international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | EUR 313,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-POGO Visiting Professorship |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans |
| Explanation | This project sends visiting professors to research institutions in developing countries to conduct training programs for young researchers, with the aim of enhancing the nation's capacity to collect and analyze data on the ocean. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 241,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-POGO Visiting Professorship |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (Canada) |
| Explanation | This project sends visiting professors to research institutions in developing countries to conduct training programs for young researchers, with the aim of enhancing the nation's capacity to collect and analyze data on the ocean. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 281,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year one outstanding student will be given the option to go onto a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | EUR 414,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Outstanding students will be given the option to go onto a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | GBP 356,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2005 |
| Organization | World Maritime University |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Capacity Building) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 312,100 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | International Association of Maritime Universities (Network Development) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | International Association of Maritime Universities (Japan) |
| Explanation | This project supports the activities of the International Association of Maritime Universities, which operates a network of leading maritime universities around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 463,500 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This projects provides six students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 502,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-IMLI Scholarship Program |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | The project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a Masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and relations internatinoal instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 291,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-POGO Visiting Professorship |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (Canada) |
| Explanation | This project sends visiting professors to research institutions in developing countries to conduct training programs for young researchers, with the aim of enhancing the nation's capacity to collect and analyze data on the ocean. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 241,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (The United Kingdom) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year one outstanding student will be given the option to go onto a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 414,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2004 |
| Organization | World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at the World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Dynamics of Regional Cooperation on Oceans and Coasts |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | PEMSEA: Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (Philippines) |
| Explanation | This project brings together a group of international experts from around the globe to conduct analyses/inter-regional comparison on the dynamics of regional cooperation on oceans and coasts, identify basic principles for achieving effective regional cooperation, and contribute to capacity building in the field through the development of teaching materials and training courses. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 200,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the World's Oceans |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | DOALOS: Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs (United Nations) |
| Explanation | This fellowship program provides government officials/researchers of ocean affairs from developing countries with the opportunity to undertake a training program composed of an internship period at DOALOS and training at a relevant university, so that they can enhance their countries' capacity to implement and enforce UNCLOS and related international instruments. Ten scholarships are provided each year. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 1,110,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | IAMU: International Association of Maritime Universities |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | Maritime Faculty, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey) |
| Explanation | IAMU is an international network of maritime universities (with currently 43 member institutions) that was established with the aim of standardizing and improving maritime education around the world. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 590,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-GEBCO Training Project |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) (England) |
| Explanation | This project provides seven students each year, primarily from developing countries, with scholarships to pursue a postgraduate degree in Ocean Bathymetry at a leading European or North American University (currently the University of New Hampshire), with the aim of training young scientists and bathymetrists that can contribute to the further development of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 533,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-POGO Visiting Professorship |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | POGO: Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (Canada) |
| Explanation | This project sends visiting professors to research institutions in developing countries to conduct training programs for young researchers, with the aim of enhancing the nation's capacity to collect and analyze data on the ocean. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 381,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | NF-SIRC Fellowship |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | SIRC: Seafarers International Research Center, Cardiff University (England) |
| Explanation | This project provides five two-year fellowships annually to students pursuing a postgraduate degree at the Seafarers International Research Center at Cardiff University, with the aim of fostering a new generation of leaders in the maritime community with expertise in the social sciences. Each year one outstanding student will be given the option to go on to a doctorate. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 253,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Ocean Governance Network: The Education Task Force |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | The Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Australia) |
| Explanation | This project brings together experts in education, research and policy from around the world to carry out research into ocean governance education and training world-wide with the aim of identifying and proposing ways to fill the various needs of Ocean Governance Education. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 65,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Project for Advancement of a New Legal Order on the World's Oceans (2003-2004) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | IMLI: International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | The project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a Masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and related international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 284,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Project for Advancement of a New Legal Order on the World's Oceans (2004-2005) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | IMLI: International Maritime Law Institute (Malta) |
| Explanation | The project provides scholarships to government officials and maritime specialists in developing countries so that they can pursue a Masters degree at the International Maritime Law Institute, and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to help their countries implement UNCLOS and related international instruments. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | Euro 291,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | Research on National Ocean Policies of the World |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware (U.S.A.) |
| Explanation | This project brings together academic experts and government officials working on national ocean policies from around the globe to carry out comparative policy analyses, develop textbooks and training courses, and conduct policy briefing to public officials, journalists, and others. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 211,600 |
| Countries Reached | Global |
| Program Name | The Nippon Foundation Chairs |
| Year | 2003 |
| Organization | WMU: World Maritime University (Sweden) |
| Explanation | Three Chairs (in Maritime Administration, Marine Environment Management, and Maritime Technology) were established at World Maritime University with the aim of increasing the variety of courses available to students as well as laying down the foundation for creating a doctoral program at the university. |
| Fields | Human Resources Development |
| Grant Size | USD 300,000 |
| Countries Reached | Global |