- With the release of this ‘Call for Proposals for three regular EUMETSAT fellowships’, the Secretariat invites the representatives of EUMETSAT member states to solicit proposals from institutes in their respective countries.
- For this new call for proposals under the EUMETSAT Fellowship Programme, eligibility is limited to Member States that do not currently have an ongoing fellowship, or a candidate already selected for one. Specifically, countries with fellows whose contracts extend beyond the closing date of this call, or who have already been selected for a future fellowship at the time of publication, are not eligible to apply. As a result, for this round, proposals from Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom will not be considered.
- The institutes intending to submit proposals are asked to confirm compliance to the Fellowship Guidelines and to ensure their proposals are compatible with a Fellowship duration of between one and three years, with an intermediate set of meaningful results to be presented at the end of the first and second years and a defined deliverable for the end of the Research Fellowship. The institutes are requested to submit their proposals to the member state representative i.e. the signatory of the cover letter in due time (noting that 20 July 2025 is the close of the Call for Research Proposals).
- Potential Research Topics: when proposing research projects, preference should be given to operational satellite data and products or their use in operational applications. Potential future products and applications are also included. In the framework of Joint Research Fellowships, collaboration with EUMETSAT’s Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) is particularly encouraged.
Below is a list of generic topics for research projects. This list is neither complete nor exclusive and just serves as a starting point.
- Use of satellite data for the core activities of National Meteorological Services including Nowcasting, very short range forecasting applications and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
- Use of satellite data for climate applications;
- Development and application of Day-2 products from EUMETSAT satellite data;
- Calibration and validation activities for EUMETSAT satellites;
- Development of new scientific applications for EUMETSAT’s satellites, including oceanography, hydrology and atmospheric composition.
- Exploration of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications enhancing the exploitation of EUMETSAT satellite data.
- The institutes are requested to return their proposals to the Member State representative, i.e. the signatory of the cover letter (not to EUMETSAT). The Member State representative will screen the proposals received in response to the Call for Proposals. For each vacant Research Fellowship, the Member State representative will select no more than one proposal ensuring that the proposal meets the scientific evaluation criteria, conforms to the selection criteria and is compliant with the EUMETSAT Fellowship Guidelines. Each Member State can propose hosting any number of projects up to the number of open Fellowship positions.
- Institutes who are interested to submit a proposal should contact us for receiving additional information and the detail of the Member State representative who should receive their proposal.
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Guidelines for proposal preparation
The proposal for the Research Fellowship project shall be concise but offer enough detailed information, in particular on which satellite data will be used and how the data will be used, in order to allow for a proper scientific evaluation.
The proposal shall in particular address the following items:
- Project title;
- Area of research;
- Rationale, objectives and expected results with a focus on which satellite data will be used and how the data will be used;
- Name of the scientific supervisor of the project;
- Relevance of the research to existing and future EUMETSAT programmes;
- Benefits to operational community;
- Benefits to other users than the host;
- Work plan for the first year of the project;
- Brief indication of goals and work foreseen beyond the first year if relevant;
- Relevant scientific expertise, facilities and logistic support.
Proposals shall be submitted in English and shall be no longer than three pages.
The following assumptions should be made:
- The proposal will compete with other proposals;
- The proposal should neither repeat nor overlap with existing research projects carried out or funded by EUMETSAT;
- Only one Research Fellow will be appointed at a Host Institute at any time.
Furthermore, the proposal shall contain a statement declaring that the Host institute will be able to offer a direct contract of employment to the selected candidate in accordance with applicable national legislation. If the Host institute cannot make such a declaration, it shall state the legal reasons why it cannot issue such a contract itself and how it proposes to overcome the legal obstacles. The Host institute is requested to inform its Member State representative and EUMETSAT immediately of any potential legal issues related to the contract.
Additional information are available here: Call for Proposals for Three EUMETSAT Fellowships.
