AQUARIUS Funding Call – Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure Access: Open 02 September 2025 – 28 October 2025
Summer Schools
AQUARIUS placements are available during the PLOCAN Glider Summer School in 2025, 2026, and 2027. For each edition, AQUARIUS will cover the participation costs and partially the travel and subsistence costs for two early-career technicians/scientists to attend.
Applications for the 2025 Glider School are now closed! Applications for the 2026 and 2027 Glider School editions will open from January 1 to June 30 of the respective years.
PLOCAN Glider School Internship Call
The PLOCAN Glider School is a reference training school in marine glider technology held annually by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). The course training content covers hardware and software aspects through specific theoretical and practical sessions in the classroom, laboratory and open water using glider units of different technologies (AutoNaut, Sailbuoy, Waveglider, Slocum, Seaglider and Seaexplorer), focusing on the characteristics of each technology, its capabilities and applications.
The school is aimed at university students in the marine-maritime and technological fields, as well as technicians/professionals in the sector. The aim is to train them in theoretical and practical skills and abilities related to unmanned ocean vehicles, such as gliders.
The PLOCAN Glider School should therefore be understood as a basic hands-on training approach. For this reason it takes only 15 students per edition (annual), selected by a process of curricular merit in compliance with the quality certification criteria under which the PLOCAN Glider School is conducted.
Applications for the next summer school (2026) will open from January 1 to June 30, 2026!
Please note that AQUARIUS will reimburse the cost of the Glider School. For students, travel and accommodation costs will be partially reimbursed by the AQUARIUS project up to a specified limit. The support (school costs plus travel and accommodation costs for students) will be reimbursed on submission of proof of expenditure by each individual.
By completing and submitting the application form, you consent to AQUARIUS using the information provided to contact you in relation to upcoming relevant training opportunities and accept the AQUARIUS Privacy Policy on the handling of personal data.
The application form asks for the applicant’s specific training interests, these will be considered on a case-by-case basis as the specific training on offer is always in flux.
How to apply
Applicants should complete and submit the electronic application form by 30 June of the respective year (2026, 2027). Application forms will become available here when the Call opens on January 1st of each year.
Please note that the application form includes sections on the applicant’s background and educational requirements, a CV and a fellowship proposal. In case of unstable internet connections, we recommend creating this text in an offline document and then copying it into the online form.
If the candidate is shortlisted, he/she may be invited to an informal interview by telephone/video conference.
Applications must be written in English and submitted or uploaded in pdf format. It is recommended to limit the descriptive part to about 100 to 150 words. Please use a font size of 10 pt or larger. Only applications that are complete in every respect will be considered for the Fellowship.
Two people per Glider School edition in 2025, 2026, 2027 will be selected from all submitted applications: the evaluation and selection of applicants will take place at the end of June each year, so that a total of six participants will be available.
Successful applicants will be contacted for confirmation.
The course will run in September/October.
Review process
Applications will be reviewed by representatives of AQUARIUS and the host institution. The selection committee will consider the following points when making its decision:
- Quality of the application;
- Curriculum vitae of the applicant;
- Expertise in marine/maritime and/or engineering fields;
- Expertise in marine technology (with a focus on ocean robotics).
Applications will only be considered if:
- They are written entirely in English;
- The applicant has a proven interest in the field of the Glider school, or is currently working in this field;
- The applicant holds a University or Technical degree related to marine/maritime sectors and/or marine technology
For more information about the AQUARIUS training programme, please contact: Dr Andrea Caburlotto at acaburlotto[@]ogs.it
For more information about the Glider School, please contact: Carlos Barrera at carlos.barrera[@]plocan.eu