ACU Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships 2022

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships, funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, offer a unique opportunity for students from the South Pacific to undertake a fully funded Master’s or PhD in marine science.

Our oceans are vital to all life on Earth, underpinning livelihoods, food security and cultural traditions for communities across the globe. However, the accumulation of marine pollution increasingly threatens fragile underwater ecosystems and has become one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.

Universities and the people who research within them, have a vital role to play in tackling marine pollution and creating solutions to enable the sustainable use of marine resources.

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Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships

Scholarships will be awarded on an 18-month basis for Masters’ students and over 3 years for PhD candidates.? Each successful recipient will be entitled to:

• Tuition fees (including general fees and health fees)
• Living allowance
• Research support grant
• Travel grant (case by case basis)
• Dependent, disability and maternity costs (case by case basis)

Requirements for Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships Qualification

• Applicants for Master’s should be citizens of, and normally resident in, the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.
• Applications will be accepted for PhD study from citizens of other Pacific Island countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Tokelau, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu), but only if their research is focused on or directly applicable to Vanuatu or the Solomon Islands.
• Should be working in or have significant experience of work in the areas of environment, fisheries and aquaculture science.
• Should hold an undergraduate or bachelor’s-level degree.
• Should propose a research topic which is innovative, timely, and likely to lead to clearly demonstrated wider impact beyond the academic community.
• Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate study at the host University.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications must be completed through the online application form to be considered. If you don't already have an ACU account, you will need to set one up by clicking 'Get Started', in the top right-hand corner of the application login page. We strongly advise applicants?to read all of the application guidance and FAQs carefully, before starting their application, and then?complete all questions in full.

For more details, visit ACU website.