Deadline: September 9, 2024
Applications are open for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship Programme 2024. The aim for the fellowship is to encourage the active involvement of early-career researchers in Antarctic scientific research and to build new connections and further strengthen international capacity and cooperation in Antarctic research. Since the initiation of the programme, more than 80 SCAR Fellowships have been awarded.
The SCAR Fellowship Programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of early-career researchers in furthering our understanding of Antarctica. The Fellowships enable early-career researchers to join a project team from another country, opening up new opportunities and often creating partnerships that last many years and over many Antarctic research seasons.
Some flexibility was introduced during the pandemic, and this will continue. Applicants are able to propose partly or entirely remote Fellowships and, where issues later develop around travel or planned activities, they will work with awardees to enable their fellowships to go ahead. In 2024, additional funding is being provided by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through the Polar Initiative.
Fellowship
- Up to USD $15,000 per award;
- Home institute to bear in-home country costs (e.g. visa costs, domestic travel);
- Host institute to waive bench fees, if any.
Eligibility
- Current PhD researcher or within 5 years of finishing PhD;
- Visiting an Antarctic research facility in or run by a SCAR Member country, which is different from applicant’s country of origin and current country of residence;
- Should contribute to the objectives of one or more of SCAR’s science groups, including the Humanities and Social Sciences group, and/or the Scientific Research Programmes.
Application
The application pack contains the guidance and forms needed to apply for a SCAR Fellowship.
- Research Proposal (with relevant appendices);
- Home Institute Reference;
- Host Institute Agreement;
- Guidance on Elements of the Application;
- Guidance on the Evaluation Process.
For more information, visit SCAR Fellowship.
