Independent Researchers and Medical Elective Application

You're one step away from joining a Blue Ventures expedition!

Please fill out all the fields in the form below, including as much detail as possible. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 24 hours, but if you have not heard back from us, or you have any other query, please contact the London office on +44 (0)20 7359 1287.

If you'd prefer, you can complete an application form offline and send it to us via email, fax or post.

Costs:

£27.50 per day (includes accommodation and all meals)
Please add a supplement of 10% if you want your own hut; or for two people sharing, please add 5% each.
One-off bench fee of £95 per person covering the support of Blue Ventures staff for project guidance, translation, medical and logistical support and pastoral care.

Before you apply:

All projects must be approved by a Blue Ventures Research Scientist and a Blue Ventures Director.
If you wish to scuba dive you will need DAN insurance.

We take your privacy seriously. You can view our privacy policy here. We will never sell, rent or disclose your personal data to third parties without your consent.

Address & contact details

Title
First name
Last name
University
Supervisor's name
Nationality
Date of birth	(dd/mm/yy)
Email
Phone
Mobile

Address
City
Town/County
Country
Postcode/Zip
Emergency phone number
Emergency contact name
How did you hear about Blue Ventures?

Your project

Title of project
Aims - what are the objectives of your project?
What is the background to your project?
Your proposed methodology and data analysis
What will your contribution be towards Blue Ventures' work?
Special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian)
Is there anything else relevant to your application you'd like to tell us?

Expedition details

Expedition Location
Expedition start date	(dd/mm/yy)
Expedition finish date	(dd/mm/yy)
Your dive qualifications*
*Haven't dived with PADI? Click here for equivalent dive qualifications.

Do you wish to undertake dive training?

Open Water (£155)*
Advanced Open Water (£110)*
Emergency First Response (£95)
Rescue Diver (£245)
Divemaster (£395 - requires 2 expeditions)
*Prices are for courses alongside expedition volunteers. If you wish to take a dive course separately, the cost for Open Water is £175 and Advanced Open Water is £150.

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I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge all the information provided is true and I give permission for Blue Ventures Expeditions to commit this information to file. I agree that I am capable of carrying out the above project, under the supervision of Blue Ventures research staff.