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PAGES is pleased to announce a new fellowship opportunity for African early-career scientists studying past global changes.
The program aims to give limited support for travel and subsistence to early-career researchers from African countries (PhD students and postdocs at African institutions), who are interested in gaining experience in another African country. The final goal is to contribute to the development of collaborative research and the promotion of the paleoscience network within Africa.
Table of ContentPAGES (Past Global Changes) supports research which aims to understand the Earth’s past environment in order to obtain better predictions of future climate and environment, and inform strategies for sustainability. The PAGES (Past Global Changes) project is an international effort to coordinate and promote past global change research. The primary objective is to improve our understanding of past changes in the Earth system in order to improve projections of future climate and environment, and inform strategies for sustainability.... read more
The program is intended to support costs associated with international travel and living expenses while abroad, i.e. flight (economy class), visa, and accommodation (subsistence and housing) costs for the period of the exchange, for the fellow only. Insurance will not be covered by the grant. PAGES cannot be deemed responsible if the candidate cannot travel for any reason (such as flight cancelation).
Applicants for PAGES Inter-Africa Mobility Research Fellowship must fulfill the following conditions:
Awardees are selected based on the merit and quality of their application, which must include:
a) Completed application form, including:
– Description of proposed research and travel (max. 1000 words). Indicate how the aims and objectives of the fellowship relate to PAGES scientific scope.
– Description of the impact of the fellowship on your professional capacity development and its significance to your home institution/country (max. 200 words).
– Project timeline and outcomes (up to one month duration).
– Detailed budget in USD.
b) Two letters of recommendation (one from the current academic supervisor at the home institution and one from the supervisor at the host institution).
c) CV outlining the major academic and professional achievements (max 2 pages).
Then send your completed application form to [email protected] with the subject “Application PAGES International Mobility Research Fellowship”.
For more details,visit PAGES website