Travel Funding Announcement

New Research Generation (NRG)

Arctic Ocean Sciences Board

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 30 April 2008

For further information, please visit:

http://www.aosb.org

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The Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) is pleased to announce the

creation of funding to support participation of early career scientists

in international arctic marine planning meetings. This new initiative,

the New Research Generation (NRG), aims to promote the inclusion of

early career arctic scientists and engineers in the arctic marine

science planning process. It is AOSB's intent that through this project

early career scientists will not only attend meetings, but will become

involved in the planning process over the long-term, finding ways to

contribute to their future as arctic researchers.

Early Career Scientists are defined as individuals under 35 years old or

individuals with less than 5 years experience since receiving their

doctorate.

International planning meetings are those aimed at developing plans for

future research activities. Examples include the Sustaining Arctic

Observing Networks (SAON) workshops and Arctic Science Summit week

(ASSW). International planning meetings are not open science conferences

where papers on past research are presented. International planning

meetings do not have to be specifically dedicated to marine research,

but they should have some marine component.

Individuals meeting requirements may apply for any international

planning meeting occurring between 1 September 2008 and 31 March 2009.

Applicants should submit a half page statement describing their

motivation for attending the planning meeting, how doing so will advance

his/her research goals in arctic marine sciences, and what long-term

activities s/he hopes to engage in to facilitate international

collaboration. A 2-page CV must also be submitted with the application.

For complete application guidelines, please go to:

http://www.aosb.org/pdf/announcement.pdf

For more information on the AOSB please visit the AOSB website at:

http://www.aosb.org.

Applications should be submitted no later than Wednesday, 30 April 2008.

Please submit applications with "NRG application" in the subject line to:

NRG_application@aosb.org