Fully Funded Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship Program 2024

Name of the Event: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship Program

Last Date of Application: 31 July 2024

Link to Apply:

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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.

Award:

• 4-5 awards for 2024

• 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.

Who are they for?

The SCAR Fellowship Programme is for PhD students, or those within five years of having completed a PhD, to undertake research at major international laboratories, field facilities, and/or institutes in or operated by SCAR member countries with the goal of exposing them to recent advances in research and to develop long-term scientific links and partnerships.

The work must be carried out in a research group of a SCAR member country different from that of the applicant’s origin and current residence. Fellowships are awarded on the selection criteria for competitive selection, which are clearly stated in the Evaluation section on the Information page.

Topics of projects proposed should align with SCAR’s mission and ideally with one or more of their various groups. SCAR fellowships are open to researchers from SCAR member countries.

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 the applicant’s - (a) country of origin and (b) 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.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - INFO@SCAR.ORG