The main goals of the Link Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Ph.D. Fellowship are:

• to foster ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research,
• to enhance both the theoretical and practical knowledge and applications of ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research, and
• to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars and publications.

The Link Foundation also offers fellowships in the areas of simulation and training; and in the areas of energy production and utilization.