近海海洋环境科学国家重点实验室（5123导航）（英文缩写MEL）于2009年设立访问学者基金，与MEL开放课题基金结合执行，用以支持资深科学家来实验室进行科研合作与指导，同时为青年学者前来开展科研合作交流提供平台和资助。基金支持学者来国重室工作1-6个月，以促进实质性科研合作的开展。
To encourage collaborative and multidisciplinary research, the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University (MEL) launched the Visiting Fellowship Program in 2009, which provides supports for visiting scholars to do collaborative research in Xiamen for 1-6 months.
支持领域 | Supported Fields
须围绕MEL主攻方向，同时鼓励跨学科交叉研究。主要包括：碳生物地球化学、氮生物地球化学、有机物和金属的生物地球化学、微型生物生态过程、浮游生物生态过程、海洋环境变化生理生态效应、海洋生态毒理效应、海洋动力过程与生态响应、海洋观测等。
The fellowship supports research in the general area of marine environmental science with emphases on ocean carbon biogeochemistry, ocean nitrogen biogeochemistry, marine biogeochemistry of organic matter and metals, marine microbial ecology, ecological processes of plankton, ecological impacts of ocean acidification and UV radiation, ecotoxicological effects of marine pollutants, ocean dynamics and ecosystem response, ocean observation, and other disciplines related to the scientific questions with which MEL is concerned.
申请条件 | Requirements
l 申请人须有博士学位。
The applicant must have a PhD degree.
l 申请人的项目合作者须有一名MEL固定科研人员。
The applicant must have a collaborative partner of MEL faculty prior to application.
基金种类 | Types
l 杰出（包括“郑重”杰出）访问学者基金/Distinguished (Zhengzhong Distinguished) Visiting Fellowship
诚邀国内外杰出专家学者，来厦开展科研合作1-6个月，提供生活津贴5万元/月以及其它项目规定的工作、生活资源。
Distinguished scholars at home and abroad are invited to Xiamen to carry out scientific research cooperation for 1-6 months. This Fellowship provides a monthly allowance of 50,000 Yuan and other work and living resources specified in the program.
l 高级访问学者基金/Senior Visiting Fellowship
诚邀国内外优秀专家学者，主要面向博士毕业5年以上的学者，来厦开展科研合作1-6个月，提供生活津贴3万元/月以及其它项目规定的工作、生活资源。
Outstanding scholars at home and abroad, mainly for scholars with doctoral degrees for more than 5 years, are invited to Xiamen to carry out scientific research cooperation for 1-6 months. This Fellowship provides a monthly allowance of 30,000 Yuan and other work and living resources specified in the program.
l 青年访问学者基金/Young Scientist Visiting Fellowship
诚邀国内外优秀青年学者，主要面向博士毕业5年以内的青年学者，来厦开展科研合作1-6个月，提供生活津贴1.5万元/月，可根据实际情况提供最高2万元的科研配套，以及其它项目规定的工作、生活资源。
Outstanding young scholars at home and abroad, mainly for young scholars who have graduated with a doctorate within 5 years, are invited to Xiamen to carry out scientific research cooperation for 1-6 months. This Fellowship provides a monthly allowance of 15,000 Yuan and other work and living resources specified in the program. Successful candidates are encouraged to apply for up to 20,000 Yuan in research funding from MEL.
支持方式 | Supports
差旅、住宿、实验室、办公空间、税前1.5--5万元/月生活津贴（最多6个月）和研究经费（青年学者）。
Travel expenses and accommodation, laboratories and office facilities, monthly allowance (15,000-50,000 CNY before tax), and research fund (Young Scholar only).
管理办法 | Management Regulations
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申请方式 | How to Apply
1. 申请人必须提前联系国重室相关研究方向的科研人员，征得其同意作为项目合作者（注：所有资助均由近海海洋环境科学国家重点实验室与申请人的合作者按照3:1的比例承担。）
The applicant should contact at least one MEL faculty member and receive preliminary acceptance from his or her intended collaborator at MEL in advance of the application process. (＊All support will be covered at a 3:1 ratio by MEL and the applicant’s MEL collaborative partner).
2. 通过网站在线申请。
Please visit program webpage to apply online.
3. 项目每年3月15日、8月15日、11月15日对申请材料进行汇总和评审，并于1个月内公布评审结果并通知申请者。
Reviews are organized three times a year (March 15, August 15 and November 15). The outcome will be announced within a month of the deadline.
联系方式 | Contact
项目秘书/Program Secretary：黄迎 Ying Huang
邮箱/Email：hymel@xmu.edu.cn
电话/Tel：+86-592-2181571
网址/Website：/exchange/visiting_fellow.htm
