Fugro GEOS believes in supporting and investing in education: to broaden the awareness of oceanography and meteorology in the educational sector, to attract students into this sector, to encourage those already pursuing it and to highlight future career prospects to students.

Through its partnerships and collaboration with various marine science institutions, Fugro GEOS is able to develop alliances with their members and the marine science community, and thereby contribute to the sustainability of the community through possible future employment.

IMarEST Undergraduate Awards
A new annual Undergraduate Award Scheme for final year students studying physical oceanography, applied oceanography and/or meteorology has been launched by Fugro GEOS and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).

The competitive award scheme, open to student members of IMarEST enrolled on a full-time course at a UK University or College, is based on a single payment of up to £500 to the winning student.

Further information can be found at www.imarest.org/theimarest/awards/

Students wanting to participate can email Ben Saunders on

SUT Postgraduate Awards
As well as contributing to the SUT's Educational Support Fund, Fugro GEOS offers an annual award, through the learned society, for the best project or thesis work in physical oceanography, applied oceanography and/or meteorology. This award, of £500 is made available to final year MSc students.

Students wanting to participate can email Ian Gallett on

BSc Bursaries
Fugro GEOS UK also runs a successful annual BSc & MSc Bursary programme, in collaboration with Bangor, Southampton & Plymouth Universities. The programme involves:

• Paid -summer work for 6 - 8 weeks
• Paid accommodation throughout the 6 - 8 weeks
• £750 bursary

MSc Projects
The MSc research project is a significant component of the MSc programme, where students gain experience by conducting full-time research on a topic at the forefront of oceanography. Fugro GEOS UK in consultation with its clients offer students the opportunity to work on an existing client contract. Project criteria are communicated to the universities, inviting students to apply. The universities in consultation with Fugro GEOS UK manage the application and selection criteria.
Participating universities are: Bangor, Southampton & Plymouth Universities

Other MSc work experience programmes offered by Fugro GEOS UK include, an annual 3-month programme with L'ISITV - Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var.

Interested applicants can contact