The International Hydrographic Organization is an international organization established in 1921 under the IHO Convention to contribute to making navigation safer and easier throughout the world by improving nautical charts and documents.
 

Since 2010, we have offered six to seven fellowships each year to participate in a 15 week training course where fellows study how to make electronic nautical charts. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office hosts the training program.

The International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) was founded by seven universities, representing five different continents, in November 1999. These seven member universities shared a recognition of the significance of maritime education and training in the era of rapid globalization of the international shipping arena.
 

We have two projects with IAMU: one is aimed at standardizing and improving education at maritime universities around the world to respond to the increasing internationalization of the shipping industry, while the other focuses on enhancing the networking activities of IAMU.

The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) series plotting the world’s sea floors was initially started in 1903 under the leadership of Prince Albert I of Monaco. Presently, the work continues through the collaborative efforts of IHO and UNESCO and is guided by the GEBCO Guiding Committee.
 

Around six students are selected every year to participate in a one year postgraduate course at the University of New Hampshire focused on the creation of GEBCOs. Collaborative surveying projects conducted by graduates are also supported.

The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans was established in 1999 by the leaders of the world’s most prominent oceanographic research institutions to further the global integration of ocean observation systems.
 

From 2004 to 2007, we sent six visiting professors to provide training at six research institutions worldwide. Since 2008, about 10 young researchers have been granted fellowships each year to participate in a 10 month training program in ocean observation. The training program was hosted by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences until 2012, and currently is hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Germany).

Established in 1995, SIRC is part of the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences. With a view to conducting research on seafarers, it has a particular emphasis on issues of occupational health and safety from a social science perspective.
 

Since 2004, NF has been offering fellowships to about three researchers each year to enter a one year Masters program followed by a three year PhD program.
 

Graduates mainly enter jobs at universities or research institutions addressing maritime affairs.
 

*We are no longer taking new fellows for this program.