The Link Foundation
Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Fellowship Program

To foster ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research; to enhance both the theoretical and practical knowledge and applications of ocean engineering and instrumentation research; and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars and publications.

Doctoral Research Awards
On the basis of an application to the Foundation in the form of a research proposal, awards will be made to doctoral candidates enrolled in academic institutions located in the United States and Canada. Each award will consist of a grant of $25,000. The student will be awarded $21,500 which may be used for academic year and summer stipend; $2,500 is for expenses associated with the research; the remaining $1,000 is to help defray publication costs of the student's research results.

An independent committee will review proposals. Preference will be shown to proposals dealing directly with ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation which explore ideas not yet fully tested, rather than to further development of programs already in progress. However, in keeping with the founder's philosophy, ideas that can be implemented in the relatively near term will be given first priority.

The Link Foundation was established in 1953 by Mr. And Mrs. Edwin A. Link. It is the policy of the Foundation to make grants to qualified nonprofit organizations interested in the mastery of the air and sea, and the development of energy resources and their conservation. Each year, fellowships have been awarded in these categories as one means of implementing policy. The first grants for projects in ocean science and engineering were awarded in 1963.

The Link Foundation and Florida Tech provide equal opportunity in admissions and student aid regardless of sex, age, race, color, handicap, sexual orientation and national or ethnic origin. The Link Foundation and Florida Tech comply with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.