Applications are now open for the:
SCAR Antarctic Science Fellowships 2012-13 and COMNAP Antarctic
Research Fellowships 2012-13
The deadline for applications is 13 June 2012.
Full details from the COMNAP website at https://www.comnap.aq/SitePages/fellowships.aspx
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Antarctic Organisations Launch Fellowships
Two Antarctic organisations have joined forces to launch Fellowships for early career researchers. The Fellowships are worth up to $US15,000 each and up to five (4 SCAR and 1 COMNAP Fellowships) are on offer for 2012. The Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) has been offering scientific fellowships to early career scientists since 2005. Such fellowships have enabled Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientists to participate in a range of significant research including using ice cores to determine proxies for the Southern Annular Mode, a molecular study of Antarctic ostracods, and investigating particulate carbon and biogenic silica in sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Since 2005, twenty-five SCAR Fellowships have been awarded. Up to four awards are being offered by SCAR in this round. In 2011, the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) launched its own Antarctic Research Fellowship Scheme, offering one fellowship for an early career person in order to carry out research within a COMNAP National Antarctic Program. The two schemes were announced together today and are being jointly promoted by both organisations. The excitement generated during the recent International Polar Year (2007-2008), has created an enthusiastic group of early career Antarctic researchers, many of whom would benefit from the opportunities the Fellowships provide. This supports the scientific goals of SCAR and the international cooperation goal of COMNAP to develop and promote best practice in managing the support to Antarctic science. The fellowships enable the early career researchers to join a project team from another country, opening up new opportunities and often creating research partnerships that last many years and over many Antarctic research seasons.
The deadline for applications is 13 June 2012.
For more information, visit the SCAR website at: http://www.scar.org/awards/fellowships/applicationdetails.html or the COMNAP website at: https://www.comnap.aq/SitePages/fellowships.aspx
The Antarctic Science International Bursary is an award of up to £5000, made annually to support the development of the careers of promising young scientists working in any field of Antarctic science. The purpose of the award is to broaden the scope of an existing research project through:
• funding extra field or laboratory work;
• purchasing/contributing towards the cost of a key piece of equipment;
• funding international collaboration
Closing date is 31 March 2012.
For application forms and more information go to: http://www.antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apps.php
