• International Seabed Authority Endowment Fund and the Interridge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is inviting applications from interested persons wishing to pursue graduate or post-doctoral studies in marine research activities.

Details at: www.isa.org.jm/files/documents/EN/efund/AppGuide.pdf

• Germany offers a wide range of scholarship opportunities to citizens of devloping or newly industrialised countries.

Details available at: www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=124&subjectGrps=daad=&q=&page=1&back=1

• Short-term courses are offered throughout the year on an ad hoc basis by the following countries/agencies:

Governments of China, Japan, India (itec.nic.in/), Singapore, Israel, Sweden, The Organisation of American States (www.educoas.org/portal/en/oasbecas/announcementpd.aspx?culture=en&navid=282), Malaysia (www.intanbk.intan.my/) The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation in collaboration with the Commonwealth Member States.

These courses may range in duration from two to 24 weeks and are usually advertised via course announcements or circular letters as they become available at different intervals throughout the year. Announcements usually identify a specified target group for participation.

Details at www.mof.gov.jm/sau

• On an annual basis the Government of Spain offers the opportunity to teachers of Spanish to participate in a summer programme designed specifically for them.