Research Grant in Ecological Sciences for Developing Countries
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Since 1989 MAB has been providing 10 young researchers each year with awards of up to US$ 5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

ELIGIBILITY: 

The following criteria are used in the selection of MAB Young Scientists Awards:

  • To be eligible, award applications must be made on the MAB Young Scientists Award application form (in English or French) and be endorsed by the applicant’s MAB National Committee*, which may endorse only two applications per year from applicants who are not older than 40 years of age (at the closing date of the application).
  • Priority is given to interdisciplinary projects carried out in biosphere reserves designated under the Man and the Biosphere Programme or potential biosphere reserves.
  • Applicants from developed countries are eligible for Awards only in exceptional cases.
  • Awards are set at a maximum of US$5,000 each.
  • Research supported by an Award should be completed within two years.
  • Candidates must accept to submit reports of Award-funded research to the MAB Secretariat in Paris and to their MAB National Committees*, and agree to the possibility of UNESCO publishing the results of their research.
  • International travel expenses are usually not covered under these Awards.

 

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE: Awards are set at a maximum of US$5,000 each.

DURATION: 2 years

DEADLINE: 15 January, 2021

HOW TO APPLY: By post

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I find joy in filling the World with Scholars that can protect the environment. Being a Scholarship adviser seems to me as the right path to making this happen.

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