Travel grants for the UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024 in Barcelona

Are you an early career ocean professionals working in Belgium or from the Global South? Then this call is your opportunity to personally attend the Ocean Decade conference 2024 in Barcelona. And to co-deliver the science we need, for the ocean we want. The application deadline is 26 January 2024.

UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024 Barcelona


Three years after the launch of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), this UN Ocean Decade Conferentie 2024 aims to bring together the community and partners to celebrate achievements and set joint priorities for the future.

Within the central goal of 'delivering the science we need for the ocean we want' – the founding principle of the Ocean Decade – the programme and satellite events aim to showcase solution-oriented, transformative and innovative scientific solutions and initiate a dialogue across the interface between science, policy and society.It will provide a global forum for governments, leaders, maritime sectors, philanthropy, universities, the private sector, NGOs and more to meet and catalyse new partnerships and collaborations.

The travel grants are funded by the National Decade Committee for Belgium (NDC-BE) and organised by the NDC-BE secretariat in collaboration with the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). Apply before 26 January.

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