European Marine Board has opened Call two Young Ambassadors

The FCT is a member of the European Marine Board (EMB), a pan-European think tank working at the interface between marine science and policy. The EMB has an ongoing Young Ambassadors Program, with four ambassadors from EMB member organizations, and is currently Call two new EMB Young Ambassadors. The deadline for applications is February 27, 2022.

The term of office will begin in April 2022 and will last for two years, ending in spring 2024, after which they will join the Young Ambassadors Alumni program. More information can be found below.

Alongside this call for Ambassadors, there is also a call open for Ambassador Mentors. If you are available or interested, please contact the EMB Secretariat for further information.

What does the EMB Youth Ambassadors Program consist of?

EMB Youth Ambassadors work with the EMB Secretariat to help promote marine sciences (natural and social) and ocean-related topics, as well as other EMB activities in particular, among their peers.

Ambassadors gain access to and knowledge about the European marine and ocean science policy landscape, while EMB obtains valuable information and the ability to reach new audiences in other formats. To learn more about the program, visit this page.

Ambassadors receive a Studentship 000 Studentship distributed over the two years of the program and an additional budget of up to €3,000 to cover costs related to events, travel, and communications.

Eligibility requirements

• Any doctoral student (in the first two years of their doctorate) or postdoctoral researcher (with at least two years of their contract remaining). EMB Young Ambassadors may come from countries within or outside the EU and may have experience in any field related to the marine environment, including natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, interdisciplinary research, and/or scientific communication. It is not a requirement to be an EU citizen, however, they must have a proven link to an EMB member.
• For scientific organizations, this may include doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who work for or are affiliated with your organization.
• For university consortia, this may include doctoral and postdoctoral researchers working at any of the consortium's member organizations or under the consortium's coordination.
• For research funding agencies/entities, this may cover any doctoral or postdoctoral researcher working for the funder itself or undertaking a doctoral or postdoctoral program on a topic related to the marine environment that the entity/agency funds.

As most of the applications received in previous years were from researchers in the natural sciences, the EMB Secretariat is particularly interested in reaching out to the other areas mentioned above.

The full announcement of the call for applications and the application form can be found on the EMB website. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the EMB at info@marineboard.eu.