A call for Working Group proposals is released annually with a due date in April or May depending on the date of the annual meeting. 2025 proposals are due 16 May.
The process for approval of SCOR working groups is competitive, making it important for proponents of new groups to carefully follow the instructions shown below.
2025 Call for SCOR Working Group Proposals
SCOR Working Group Proposal Template REVISED February 2025
SCOR Working Group Proposal Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions REVISED February 2025
Revisions for 2025: Previous instructions and guidance have been revised and consolidated into the “SCOR Working Group Proposal Instructions and FAQs” and are no longer found combined with the proposal template. The 2025 proposal template includes a revised way of identifying early-career scientists in the membership table.
Successful Proposals from Recent Years
- 2022: Developing resources for the study of Methylated Sulfur compound cycling PROcesses in the ocean (DMS-PRO)
- 2021: Coupling of ocean-ice-atmosphere processes: from sea-Ice biogeochemistry to aerosols and Clouds (CIce2Clouds)
- 2020: Respiration in the Mesopelagic Ocean (ReMO): Reconciling ecological, biogeochemical and model estimates