Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
Marine and Environmental Systems
The Link Foundation
Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Fellowship Program
Objectives
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.
Predoctoral Research Awards
On the basis of an application to the Foundation in the form of a research proposal, awards will be made to predoctoral 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.
Basis for Award
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.
Application Forms and Guidelines
Dr. George A. Maul, Administrator
Link Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Fellowship Program
Florida Institute of Technology / Link Building
Department of Marine & Environmental Systems
150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6988 USA
Contact: DMES Link or 321-674-7453 or gmaul@fit.edu
Deadline
Proposals must be received on or before January 15, 2010
Announcement of Awards
April 2010
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.