SCAR Fellowship Programme from Developing Countries 2024

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) initiated the SCAR Fellowship Programme in 2002. The aim was to encourage the active involvement of early-career researchers in Antarctic scientific research and to build new connections and further strengthen international capacity and cooperation in Antarctic research. Since the initiation of the programme, more than 80 SCAR Fellowships have been awarded.

The SCAR Fellowship Programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of early-career researchers in furthering our understanding of Antarctica. The Fellowships enable early-career researchers to join a project team from another country, opening up new opportunities and often creating partnerships that last many years and over many Antarctic research seasons.

Some flexibility was introduced during the pandemic and this will continue. Applicants are able to propose partly or entirely remote Fellowships and, where issues later develop around travel or planned activities, we will work with awardees to enable their fellowships to go ahead.

In 2024, additional funding is being provided by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through the Polar Initiative. We will therefore once again be awarding 4-5 Fellowships this year.

• Table of Content
• About Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
• SCAR Fellowship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of SCAR Fellowship Programme
• Requirements for SCAR Fellowship Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for SCAR Fellowship Programme
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

The plans for the IGY, the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58, included a major Antarctic component. At the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) Antarctic meeting held in Stockholm on 9 - 11 September 1957, it was decided that there was need for further international organisation of scientific activity in Antarctica, and that a committee should be set up for this purpose. The Bureau of ICSU invited the twelve nations actively engaged in Antarctic research to nominate a delegate each to a Special Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Delegates were also invit... continue reading

SCAR Fellowship Programme

Application Deadline	09 Sep 2024
Value	$15,000
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of SCAR Fellowship Programme

• 4-5 awards for 2024
• Up to USD $15,000 per award;
• Home institute to bear in-home country costs (e.g. visa costs, domestic travel);
• Host institute to waive bench fees, if any.

Requirements for SCAR Fellowship Programme Qualification

1. Current PhD researcher or within 5 years of finishing PhD;
2. Visiting an Antarctic research facility in or run by a SCAR Member country, which is different from applicant’s (a) country of origin and (b) current country of residence;
3. Should contribute to the objectives of one or more of SCAR’s science groups, including the Humanities and Social Sciences group, and/or the Scientific Research Programmes.

NB: At the end of the Fellowship, each candidate must provide a report to be published on the SCAR website. Reports should cover the accomplishments, and a budgetary report should be completed following a structure similar to those posted on the Fellows page of the SCAR website. The SCAR Fellowship Scheme should be acknowledged in any resulting publications.

Interview date, Process and Venue for SCAR Fellowship Programme

SCAR will coordinate volunteers from the Antarctic research community with specific expertise in the indicated discipline areas to evaluate applications. This will be based on a series of five categories, with the following guidance included for potential applicants:

• Quality of the proposal (35%)
• Relevance to SCAR activities and/or Groups (25%)
• Does the proposal help build capacity in a country that would most benefit (20%)
• Is the study largely self-contained (10%)
• Is the study feasible in the time estimated and will it likely lead to publication (10%)

Documents Required for Application

The application pack contains the guidance and forms needed to apply for a SCAR Fellowship (full details are given further down this page).

• Research Proposal (with relevant appendices);
• Home Institute Reference;
• Host Institute Agreement;
• Guidance on Elements of the Application;
• Guidance on the Evaluation Process.

Application Deadline

September 9, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) on scar.org to apply

The application form and advice on applying can be found in the How to Apply section.

Applicants may find the 2016 SCAR-COMNAP-APECS webinar on preparing Fellowship applications useful. A second webinar on the same theme was conducted in Spanish in 2017. In 2021, SCAR Fellowship webinars were held for Portuguese speakers and German speakers. You may also find the answers to any questions on the FAQs page.

For more details, visit SCAR website