Under The Pole team is pleased to announce its new call for proposals for the Antarctic part of their third expedition named Under The Pole III "Twilight Zone 2017-2020", aboard WHY, led by Ghislain and Emmanuelle Bardout.
After the success of the two scientific programs conducted in the Arctic; and soon with the scientific programs in French Polynesia, Under The Pole is now launching this new call for projects to bring together new call for proposals in Antarctic.
The objective of this three-year expedition is to provide international scientific community with the opportunity to study the marine environment, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Antarctic, offering to embark aboard the polar sailing yacht of Under The Pole: the "WHY".
This represents a unique opportunity to explore and conduct research using the logistical skills and deep diving experience of Under The Pole. The call for proposals is launched and open to all public research institutions and industrials, and for any type of basic or applied research in the field of marine environmental sciences. The projects will be evaluated on the basis of a presentation pitch of your project submitted to the selection committee including the scientific and technical Managers of the expedition, as well as the independent experts.
Applications must be made by sending back the document "Call_Application_Form_Antarctic". In the folder "Call_For_Proposals_Antarctic", you will find the details of the expedition, the fields of research expected, the process of selection, the resources, the tools at disposal on board and other useful information (equipment of the ship, specialty diving, etc.).
Call for proposals: https://www.underthepole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Call_For_Proposals_Antarctic_UTP_Eng.pdf
Call application form: https://www.underthepole.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Call_Application_Form_Antarctic_UTP_Eng.pdf
All our expeditions: https://www.underthepole.com
Deadline
As several scientists asked for a deadline extension, UTP team decided to let the Call open until 30th of August 2018. We invite applicants to apply as soon as they can and not to wait upon closure date.
