Polar and Alpine Community News
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In our Polar and Alpine Community News we feature news from the many partners that APECS is working with, as well as other news from a variety of sources related to research in the Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine regions as well as the wider Cryosphere. Many thanks to APECS members and the wider Polar research community for contributing to this shared resources!
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Accepting Applications: KOPRI Fellowship Program 2025
The KOPRI Arctic Fellowship Program is open to early-career scientists from Arctic countries, or researchers of Arctic indigenous heritage, who wish to visit and conduct research at KOPRI for a period of up to three months.
As one of Korea Polar Research Institute’s initiatives to promote research collaboration, the fellowship program utilizes KOPRI’s capacity to provide future generation polar scientists with networking and research opportunities.
KOPRI invites students and researchers to take part in the “KOPRI Fellowship Program”, and actively engage in polar sciences. Applicants are advised to submit the required documents for their application accordingly.
To be eligible as an early career scientist (ECS), applicants should either be currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program, or have completed their master’s or doctoral degree within the past five years. Further information and the application package can be found here.
Applications for the fellowship are open until June 27, 2025.
Here is a document with some more information.
And here is an application form.
Good Luck and happy applying!
INTERACT Association opens first pilot Access Call for the 2026 field season - dedicated to ECRs
INTERACT Association opens its first pilot Access Call for the 2026 field season. The first pilot call is dedicated to support Early-Career Researchers, defined as “Undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate level up to 5 years active in science after the latest degree”.
INTERACT Association supports terrestrial research in Arctic, Boreal and Alpine regions. Access is only granted to user groups to conduct research, not for arranging or attending courses, conferences, seminars or workshops. Proposals should be focused on the terrestrial environment; any other kind of research (e.g. marine or atmospheric) should demonstrate strong linkages to the terrestrial realm in order to be granted.
Please read carefully the Guidelines for Applicants for more information.
More information here. Deadline for submission of proposals: 13th June 2025, 16:00 CEST
Projects proposed for this call must be carried out between January 01, 2026 and December 31, 2026
Get involved with the SCAR EDI Action Group
THE SCAR EDI AG IS SEARCHING FOR 2 DEPUTY CHIEF OFFICERS AND 4 LSG MEMBERS
We are announcing some exciting opportunities to become involved in the SCAR Action Group (AG) on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). We are recruiting members of the SCAR community for the following positions:
- AG Deputy Chief Officers (2 positions)
- AG Leadership Steering Group Member (4 positions)
Call for applications to join the SIOS Information Advisory Group
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The SIOS Information Advisory Group (IAG) offers an early career researcher (ECR) the opportunity to serve as an observer member of the working group. The ECR acts as a SIOS ambassador and assists in distributing news about SIOS activities in ECR and other administrative and scientific networks. The selected ECR observer is expected to also contribute actively to IAG activities and general SIOS communication tasks. This engagement provides a platform for ECRs to become involved in an international organisation and develop important organisational skills.
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Call for applications: Early Career Research programme onboard R/V Skagerak to Greenland in August 2025
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the University of Gothenburg, the British Antarctic Survey and the NERC Arctic Office jointly invite early career researchers (ECRs) affiliated with universities and research centres in Greenland, Sweden, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom to apply for a ship-based training programme this summer.
R/V Skagerak. Photo: Göteborgs universitet.
Registration and abstract submission for Polar Data Forum VI is open!
Announcing Polar Data Forum VI! 
Join us in Hobart, Australia, from October 20–24, 2025, for Polar Data Forum VI (PDF VI)—a global gathering focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) at CSIRO, Hobart.
Read more ...Submit nominations by April 30: 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
There is still time to submit nominations for the 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award – the call closes on April 30.
Picture from UArctic
Read more ...Get involved with the EGU Cryosphere Division
Applications are open for several exciting voluntary positions within our ECS team!
Are you passionate about cryosphere science? Want to build community, improve your science communication skills, or take part in shaping EGU activities for ECS? Then one of these roles might be for you! We are currently recruiting for the following positions:
● ECS Representative (April/May 2025 start)
● Outreach Officer
● Social Media Coordinator
● Cryosphere Blog Contributor or Editor
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