Applications are Open for EU4Ocean Summer School in Italy

Name of the Event: EU4Ocean Summer School

Date: 29 June - 4 July 2025

Place: Venice, Italy

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 16 March 2025

Link to Apply:

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The EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration is an intensive 5-day training program aimed at building essential skills and fostering collaborative approaches in the design and implementation of ocean-related projects. The fourth edition of the Summer School will take place in Venice, Italy, from June 29 to July 4, 2025, with a specific focus on the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, highlighting nature-based solutions as a central theme.

This program will bring together 20 selected students and early-career professionals from international universities and institutions from EU and non-EU countries of the interested region. Participants will be equipped and empowered to lead a cultural shift in ocean science, advancing transdisciplinarity, equity, inclusion, diverse knowledge systems, and international cooperation.

Selection Criteria:

Participants will be selected according to the following criteria-

• Gender balance

• Geographical representation

• Age range: people up to 35 years old who are enrolled/graduated in a Master's Degree / PhD programme, or are already early career professionals

• Background: all the sectors are encouraged to apply. We will pay attention to creating an interdisciplinary group.

• Priority will be given to youth from the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, as well as members of the Youth4Ocean Forum and ECOPs

• 4 extra sports will be reserved for applicants coming from the partnering institutions (no accommodation provided by the organizers in this case)

Logistics and grants:

• Accommodation in shared rooms will be provided for all the participants, excluding the 4 extra participants selected from the partnering institutions.

• Lunches and a social dinner will be provided for all the participants.

• In addition, UNESCO-IOC will provide 5 travel grants that will cover the cost of the transport tickets (round trip).

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - oceanliteracy@unesco.org