Fully Funded ACU Blue Charter Fellowships 2020

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Deadline:
16 June 2019
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Introduction

The Commonwealth Blue Charter affirms our collective commitment to preserving and nurturing the world’s oceans. Part of this includes tackling marine pollution – specifically the issue of marine plastics, which are drastically affecting the health of our oceans, marine life, and the Blue Economy.

As part of the Commonwealth Marine Plastics Research & Innovation Framework(MPRIF), through generous funding from Waitrose & Partners, the ACU is launching a second round of our Blue Charter Fellowship Programme that will provide 10 academic fellows with placements of up to 6-months at ACU member universities across the Commonwealth, as well as in industry.

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eligibility

Fellows will receive a grant of up to £14,000 GBP to cover travel, accommodation, sustenance, travel insurance, vaccinations, and visa costs.

All fellows will also receive a research grant of £4,000 GBP for research costs associated with the Fellowship. This can also be used to contribute to conference participation associated with the fellowship work.

Benefits

Applicants must be Post-PhD research staff or PhD students at ACU member institutions in any Commonwealth country.

Applications from early career researchers (ECRs) are particularly welcomed. Early career is defined as current PhD students, researchers up to 10 years post-PhD, and also researchers who are returning to academic work following a career break.

Applicants from any discipline will be considered, as long as they can demonstrate how their work relates to one or more of the three areas outlined above.

The fellowship must take place at an ACU member institution, or in industry, outside the fellow’s country of residence. A list of institutions and supervisors who have expressed interest in hosting a Fellow is available on the Host Institutions page.

Fellows are expected to be highly skilled and motivated researchers whose proposed research topic is innovative, timely, and likely to lead to a wider impact beyond the academic community.

Applicants must submit proof that the host institution is happy to host their fellowship as part of the application process.

Applicants based in Asia or Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are particularly encouraged to apply.

Mar 29, 2024
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