The call is now closed.
See the results of the selection process here.
Goal: The goal of CliC fellowships and grants is to increase the engagement of Early Career Scientist (ECR*) in CliC activities and to promote participation of scientists from regions currently underrepresented in CliC, i.e., South America, Asia and Africa.
Objectives: Applications for CliC fellowships and grants shall address CliC´s new vision and objectives as described in the CliC Strategic Plan 2022-2031.
Proposed activities may include:
Fellowships:
- Research visits to laboratories, research groups, etc
- Research synthesis, fieldwork or analysis
Grants
- Promotion of best practice protocols on research in cryosphere regions attentive to societal and community needs and expectations
- Educational activities/capacity exchange related to cryosphere research
- Activities to promote leadership and project management skills
- Research/activities to support participation in policy decision processes
- Science communication efforts aimed at policy making
- Dissemination and outreach activities, e.g., production of media pieces about CliC activities, research highlights, etc
Proposals that are motivated by clearly articulated COVID-induced delays or thwarted activities will also be considered.
CliC fellowship and grant awards up to a maximum amount of 20 000 Swiss Francs (CHF). If a strong case is made for a larger grant, it should not exceed 30 000 CHF. Co-funding with other sources is encouraged.
Timeline: Activities must be completed in 2022.
Eligibility
- PhD candidates: Applicants should be currently enrolled in a PhD program
- ECR: those who have obtained a PhD within 7 years by the deadline January 21, 2022. The period exclude career breaks due to parental leave, health issues, etc.
- Applicants from underrepresented regions in CliC, e.g. South America, Asia, Africa
- For fellowships: the visiting facility must differ from the applicant´s country of origin and current country of residence
Deadline: 31 January 2022 at 13:00 (1 pm) UTC
Application procedure
Before you start with the on-line application process, be sure to have the following documents ready. Follow the templates for the project description and activity description. Applications that do not follow the templates will not be considered.
Fellowships:
- Project description. Download the Project template
- Confirmation from the host institution. Download the Host Institution template
- CV (max 2 pages)
- For PhDs only: Letter of recommendation from supervisor
Save all these documents as one pdf file and name it: “LastName_Fellowship.pdf”, e.g., Gonzalez_Fellowship.pdf
Grants
- Activity description. Download the Activity template
- CV (max 2 pages)
- For PhDs only: Letter of recommendation from supervisor
Save all pertinent documents as one pdf file and name it: “LastName_Grant.pdf”, e.g., Zhang_Grant.pdf
You are now ready to apply on-line. Apply here
For inquiries contact info@climate-cryosphere.org