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SCAR Fellowship Scheme

The first fellowships were initiated in 2002 by the Prince of Asturias Award (http://www.fpa.es) of US$50,000, which paid for 5 Fellowships in 2003. Since 2005 the SCAR Fellowship Scheme was developed. The SCAR Fellowships are sustained by contributions from SCAR Members and from other sources of revenue as they become available. The programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of early career scientists and engineers in Antarctic scientific research, and to strengthen international capacity and cooperation in Antarctic research.

For this year the Fellowship programme is in two parts:

(i) the Standard SCAR Fellowship - for postgraduate and/or post-doctoral researchers from within the 34 SCAR Member Countries, or countries that have registered an interest in joining SCAR to undertake research at an institute in another SCAR country. Two to three fellowships are available.

(ii) Fellowships under the International Polar Year's Sixth Continent Initiative - for postgraduate and/or post-doctoral researchers from within the 34 SCAR Member countries, or from non-traditional polar countries, to undertake research and development activities in the Antarctic. Two fellowships are available.

Topics for support should make a contribution to the objectives of one or more of the five Scientific Research Programmes endorsed by SCAR.

Awards will be up to US$15,000, providing, as needed, economy class round trip travel and a modest subsistence allowance for the fellowship period. The Fellow's home institute will bear all expenses incurred in his or her own nation (domestic travel, visa costs, etc.), and the host institute will waive any bench fees that they might normally charge trainees.

Deadline for applications is 15th May 2008. Further details.