SCAR Fellowship Application 2025

Application for SCAR Fellowship Scheme 2025
The SCAR Fellowship Programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of early-career scientists, engineers, social scientists and humanities researchers in Antarctic research, and to build new connections and further strengthen international capacity and cooperation in Antarctic research. The programme allows the selected Fellow to become acquainted with recent advances in research and/or to develop long-term research linkages and international partnerships.

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1. APPLICANT INFORMATION
Title
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Full Name*

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Name of Home Institute*
Home Institute Mailing Address
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Applicant email address*
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3. APPLICANT ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Details of Highest Academic Degree Earned
School / College / University / Training Provider*
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Qualification gained*

4. APPLICANT CURRENT POSITION
What is your current position?*

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Qualification/Degree to be gained
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Institute / College / University / Organisation
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Please give the start date and the estimated end date of your qualification or contract
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Current Research
Please give a summary of your current research

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Relevant keywords

Please select the 5 most relevant keywords for your proposal from the list
Keyword 1
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Keyword 5
Professional bodies
Please give details of membership of any professional bodies

5. DETAILS OF PROPOSED HOST AND PROPOSED HOST INSTITUTE

(Details of where and with whom you intend to work)
Name of Proposed Host*
Please write full name (Title, First/Given Name, Last/Family Name)
Name of Proposed Host Institute*
Host Institute mailing address*
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Host Country*
Day time telephone or mobile number of Proposed Host*
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Email address of Proposed Host*
Have you been accepted by the proposed host institute?*

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When do you expect to be notified?
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Proposed duration of visit to Host Institute (in months)*
Anticipated start date of visit*
Total Fellowship award request (US$)?*
(a detailed breakdown is to be provided in the Research Proposal)
Please upload your Host Institute Agreement as a .pdf-file here*

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6. REFERENCE FROM HOME INSTITUTE
Name of Supervisor at Home Institute*
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Home Institute mailing address*
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Daytime telephone or mobile number of Supervisor*
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Email address of Supervisor at Home Institute*
Please upload your Home Institute Agreement Form and the Letter of Reference from your Supervisor as a single document .pdf-file here*

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7. RESEARCH PROPOSAL

(Maximum length 1000 words + References cited + Illustrative material)
In a single document, please provide a description of the project, indicating its expected achievements and showing what you and the host institute are expected to gain from the work. The write-up must include the following headers and must answer the questions posed within each header. (The word count for the research proposal does not include the appendices).

Title:

Objectives: What are you going to do?

Background and Rationale: Why is it important? Why should it be done now and at this particular host institute?

Relevance: How does the proposed research activity/work ‘fit’ with the goals of SCAR?

Methodology: How are you going to do it?

Deliverables: What do you expect to achieve?

Success Factors: What will show if the project has succeeded?

Budget:

(i) How much money is required, and how will it be spent?

(ii) Are you able to obtain additional financial support – if so, how much and from where?

References cited (Attach as Appendix 1, maximum 1 page)

Illustrative material - tables and figures (Attach as Appendix 2, maximum 1 page)
Please upload your Research Proposal as a single document .pdf-file here*

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8. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE

APPLICANT SIGNATURE (Please enter your full name). By entering their full name here, the applicant confirms that the information they have given in this application and any supporting documents is correct and complete to the best of their knowledge.
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Application for SCAR Fellowship Scheme 2025