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.
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.
2026 Call for SCOR Working Group Proposals – CLOSED
SCOR Working Group Proposal Template REVISED January 2026
SCOR Working Group Proposal Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions REVISED January 2026
Revisions for 2026: Under “Working Group contributions,” proposals are now asked to included “General role of the Associate members (e.g., connections to related efforts, mentorship, geographic reach, etc)—can be per person or in general.” The word count allowance for this section has been increased to 750 words. This has been added so proponents can justify the Associate member composition and its balance.
Successful Proposals from Recent Years
- 2023: Coordinating the Development of Gridded Four-Dimensional Data Products from Biogeochemical-Argo Observations (4D-BGC)
- 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