Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

 

ISMASS, SCAR and APECS are happy to announce the availability of 3 travel fellowships to attend the 2016 SCAR Open Science Conference in Kuala Lumpur. The funding is provided by ISMASS (Ice sheet mass balance and sea level), a joint expert group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC).

ISMASS will be organizing two activities during the conference that the recipients are required to attend and provide a short report afterwards to the ISMASS Steering Committee:

  • session S06 “Glaciers and ice sheet mass balance”
  • mini symposium 4 “The Antarctic Ice Sheet from Past 2 Future”

Criteria for application:

  • early career researcher
  • presenting an oral presentation or poster at the 2016 SCAR OSC
  • scientific background related to the work of ISMASS

Funding amounts are designed to cover the partial costs of attending the conference and will be limited depending on your country of residence to no more than:

  • 1500 USD (Asia, Australia, New Zealand)
  • 1600 USD (Europe and Africa)
  • 2000 USD (North and South America)

If you fit the criteria, you can apply by filling out this application form http://goo.gl/forms/plCYGqfIIAUyNbBW2 . Application deadline is 18 June 2016.

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