SCAR INSTANT Fellowship 2024

  

Deadline: Jan 7th, 2025 - 23:59 CET

 

Send your application through this online form:

https://form.jotform.com/243092479067363

 

Goal: The goal of SCAR INSTANT fellowships is to increase the engagement of Early Career Scientist (ECR*) in INSTANT activities and to promote participation of scientists from regions currently under-represented in INSTANT, i.e., South America, Asia and Africa.

 

Objectives: Applications for SCAR fellowships shall address the objectives and priority questions in   and objectives of INSTANT Science and Implementation plan and objectives of INSTANT sub-committees (Research Themes on INSTANT website).

 

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Proposed activities may include:

  • Research visits to laboratories, research groups, etc for collaboration
  • Research synthesis, fieldwork or analysis
  • Science stakeholder engagement
  • Educational activities/capacity exchange related to Antarctic research
  • Activities to promote leadership and project management skills
  • Participation in workshops and schools to develop capability
  • Research/activities to support participation in policy decision processes
  • Science communication efforts aimed at policy making
  • Dissemination and outreach activities, e.g., production of media pieces about INSTANT activities, research highlights, etc

 

Budget: INSTANT fellowships are USD $7500. Co-funding with other sources is encouraged.

 

Timeline: Activities must be completed in 12 months of funding

 

Eligibility:

  • PhD candidates: Applicants should be currently enrolled in a PhD program
  • ECR: those who have obtained a PhD within 7 years of application. The period excludes career breaks due to parental leave, health issues, etc.
  • Applicants from underrepresented regions in INSTANT, e.g. South America, Asia, Africa
  • The visiting (host) institution must also support the application

 

Application procedure:

Download the Fellowship templates

 

Before you start with the on-line application process, be sure to have the following documents ready:

  • Project description.
  • Confirmation from the host institution.
  • CV (max 2 pages)
  • For PhDs only: Letter of recommendation from supervisor

Follow the templates for the project description.

Applications that do not follow the templates will not be considered.

Save and submit these documents as one pdf file and name it: “LastName_Fellowship.pdf”, e.g., Gonzalez_Fellowship.pdf.

 

Outcomes of selection:

Applicants will be notified within 2 months of the application deadline.