The AOSB has set aside $14,000 US to support early career scientists who wish to attend the following meetings, so apply now to secure one of the travel grants!

Arctic Science Summit Week, 23-28 March 2009, Bergen, Norway

Arctic Ocean History, From Speculation to Reality: A Workshop to Prepare for Arctic Ocean Scientific Drilling, 3-5 November 2008, Bremerhaven, Germany

IMPETUS planning meeting, 19-22 November 2008, St. Petersburg, Russia

Pacific Arctic Group Trans-Arctic Planning Meeting, Shanghai, China, 2-3 December 2008

To apply, simply submit a half page statement describing your motivation for attending the planning meeting, how doing so will advance your research goals in Arctic marine sciences, and what long-term activities you hope to engage in to facilitate international collaboration. A 2-page CV must be submitted with the application.

Background

This new initiative entitled NRG (New Research Generation) aims to promote the inclusion of early career Arctic scientists and engineers in the Arctic marine science planning process. Every week, a meeting occurs that deals with what is prosaically called “science planning”, that is scientific plans that are communicated to governments and influence the way funding is distributed and science is done in the Arctic. Early career scientists are generally absent from those meetings and don’t get a chance to act upon the agenda. It is AOSB’s intent that through this project early career scientists will not only attend one or two meetings, but will become involved in the planning process over the long-term, finding ways to contribute to their future as Arctic researchers. It is a unique chance to understand the way decisions are made in top level meetings behind close doors. Through this initiative you’ll gain knowledge of science planning and will be mentored on site by an AOSB representative to facilitate your involvement in the process.


Application requirements and deadlines:
Early Career Scientists are defined as individuals under 35 years old or individuals with less than 5 years experience since receiving their doctorate.

Individuals meeting requirements may apply for the meetings listed above or any international planning meeting occurring between 1 November 2008 and 30 May 2009.

Applications for travel support to attend an international science planning meeting should be sent to AOSB secretariat NRG_application@aosb.org by 15 October 2008. Please put “NRG application” in the subject line.

Applications should include a half page statement describing their motivation for attending the planning meeting, how doing so will advance their research goals in Arctic marine sciences, and what long-term activities the applicant hopes to engage in to facilitate international collaboration. A 2-page CV must be submitted with the application.

Funding is limited to travel support only and may not exceed $2,000 per award. Recipients will be asked to provide a report to AOSB within four weeks of the planning meeting.

* AOSB is an international organization which facilitates Arctic Ocean research by the support of multinational and multidisciplinary natural science and engineering programs. For more information on AOSB please visit www.aosb.org.