Applicants are invited to apply for the  CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme in Australia. The scholarships are open to scientists from all CCAMLR Members.

The scholarships of up to A$30 000 are available to facilitate participation in CCAMLR Scientific Committee workshops or working group meetings, relevant preparatory meetings and exceptionally, meetings of the Scientific Committee over a period of two years.

The objective of the Scholarship Scheme is to contribute to capacity building within the CCAMLR scientific community in order to help generate and sustain a sound basis of scientific expertise able to support the requirements of CCAMLR in the long-term.

• Study Subject(s): The objective of the Scholarship Scheme is to contribute to capacity building within the CCAMLR scientific community in order to help generate and sustain a sound basis of scientific expertise able to support the requirements of CCAMLR in the long-term.
• Course Level: Scholarships are available for early-career scientists to participate in the work of the Scientific Committee and its working groups.
• Scholarship Provider: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
• Scholarship can be taken at Australia

Eligibility:

• Scholarships are available for early-career scientists (as a scientist who is actively engaged in relevant PhD research or has received their PhD in the last 5 years). Scholarships are open to scientists from all CCAMLR Members.
• Preference will be given to early-career scientists who have not previously, or routinely, participated in CCAMLR working groups and are actively seeking to participate in scientific endeavours relevant to the objectives of CCAMLR.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Scholarships are open to scientists from all CCAMLR Members (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, USA and Uruguay).

What does it cover? Scholarships of up to A$30 000 are available to facilitate participation in CCAMLR Scientific Committee workshops or working group meetings, relevant preparatory meetings and exceptionally, meetings of the Scientific Committee, over a period of two years.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Completed applications forms must be submitted to CCAMLR by the Scientific Committee Representative of the relevant Member and provide the following information:
• name, address and affiliation of the candidate scientist
• specific details with respect to the scientific contribution to the work of CCAMLR and how this relates to the priorities of the Scientific Committee
• confirmation of participation from at least one established scientist with significant experience of attendance in relevant CCAMLR working groups, who may be from the applicant’s country or from another CCAMLR Member, who has agreed to mentor the successful candidate
  the working groups and workshops that the scientist would participate in
• any additional travel to preparatory meetings, for instance with the mentoring scientist and his/her institution
• justification of the need to apply for scholarship money
• a preliminary budget, based on assumptions about the future disposition and length of Scientific Committee working group meetings
• evidence that other funds are available to support the work of the scientist during the proposed period of tenure of the scholarship
• a commitment that the Member will facilitate participation by the recipient in the work of the
• Scientific Committee for the duration of the scholarship
• references from the scientist’s home institution and the Member’s Scientific Committee Representative.

Application Deadline: October 1, 2019

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application