Tackling marine pollution, focus for 12 new Pacific scholarships [1]
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 22:28
Pacific Island countries, including Tonga, are being offered 12 fully-funded scholarships under an Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) that opened mid-September.
The scholarships are open to students from the South Pacific, wishing to undertake a Master’s or PhD degree and develop a career in marine science.
Hosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP), this first set of scholarships will focus on tackling marine pollution.
The new scholarships were announced by The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), earlier this month.
The OCCP scholarship is funded through the UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund.
The ACU stated that the program will enable scholars from the South Pacific to harness their on-the-ground knowledge, conduct vital research and help develop local solutions to local marine environmental problems.
Chief Executive and Secretary General of the ACU, Dr Joanna Newman said ‘Tackling marine pollution and supporting sustainable environmental practises are two of the most pressing issues of our time. Universities are uniquely placed to help solve such global challenges – and these Ocean Country Partnership Programme Scholarships will enable new research and innovation to thrive through academic mobility and knowledge exchange”.
The ACU has been appointed to administer the OCPP Scholarships on behalf of Cefas.
Source:
www.acu.ac.uk/ocpp [2].