Ship Time

A core objective of SWERVE is to enhance the accessibility of Swedish research vessels for Swedish marine research. SWERVE will therefore coordinate an open call for ship time, whereby high-quality research proposals will be allocated ship time on one of six SWERVE vessels.

Call for Ship-time applications – 2025 and 2026

The call for applications for ship-time funding for 2025 and 2026 is now open.

This funding covers the cost for the hire of the vessel to undertake research where the PI is from a Swedish research institute or organisation. This call is for research that will be carried out in 2025 and 2026.

The application Process

Applications are invited using the form downloadable here.

**Applications are due to Lovisa Thoursie at the SWERVE secretariat on the 13th of October.

In the future, SWERVE will be using the Marine Facilities Planning (MFP) software to manage all ship-time applications, scheduling, planning and reporting. This software takes time to implement so this initial call will be run through a simple word document. If you are awarded ship time, you will be asked to transfer the project information to MFP once it is established.


Review Process

Allocation of ship-time will be based on scientific excellence of the applications as well as logistics feasibility of the project, with the decision to be made by the SWERVE SC.

An independent Review Panel will undertake a scientific review of the applications and provide the SC with a prioritised ranking of the proposals. At the same time, each of the ship operators will provide a logistics review of the applications to determine which voyages are possible for them to support on their vessel. Following this, the SC will allocate as much ship-time as possible by matching the highest ranked proposals with the vessels that can support their voyages.

It is possible that there will be the need for compromise between what you want for your science and what is possible logistically/economically. If this is the case, the SWERVE Director will contact you to ensure that your research can still be conducted within the conditions of the funded ship-time. SWERVE will strive to maximise the scientific and economic use of the research vessels, whereby voyages may be shared by more than one project, especially on the larger research vessels.

Criteria

Frequently Asked Questions

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