Peerside Mentor Expression of Interest

Prospective Peerside mentors should complete this form to propose science for the Peerside expeditions aboard the R/V Western Flyer and at Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) for remote science. Participating mentors will be supported with vessel access, shore facilities for remote science, travel, room and board, student and mentor stipends, and the Peerside community. Mentors will also be supported for a 2-day expedition planning workshop.  Expedition proposals will be combined as needed to fully utilize the vessel and advance a multidisciplinary network of researcher and mentors. Participating mentors are expedition co-leads and have two-weeks field time for their science, engineering, communications, and education objectives. We anticipate a team of 8-10 mentors will be working with 2-3 students each as part of the 2026 program. The EOI process remains open throughout the year. Please upload your expression of interest narrative as a PDF. This should be no more than 3 pages with 12-point font and 1- inch margins. If you have any issues with this please contact fio-peerside@usf.edu. Incomplete EOIs will not be considered.