Summary:
The Thesiger-Oman International Fellowships offer awards of £8,000 to post-doctoral researchers with an outstanding research proposal to advance geographical knowledge, involving fieldwork in an arid or semi-arid environment.
Application Deadline Date:
Saturday, November 23, 2024
# Awards:
2
Upper Limit Amount ($):
8,000
Academic Area:
Geographical research
Description:
The Fellowships fund researchers with an outstanding research proposal, that involves fieldwork in an arid environment. Research within the Middle East and other areas visited by Thesiger, will be given priority.
Award Purpose:
Research
Year In School:
Post Doctoral
Other
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
- The main objective of the research must be to advance geographical knowledge of arid environments.
- Applicants must have held a doctorate for at least 3 years and have a proven research record beyond their PhD.
- Applicants must be affiliated to a higher education institution. This can be anywhere in the world.
- The project should include fieldwork.
- Individuals or groups can apply - but the Principal Investigator (PI) of any project must make the application.
- If funding is being sought for a component part of a larger project, the sub-project should be free-standing with its own objectives.
- Equipment costs should not comprise more than 10% of the total budget.
- Conference attendance will not be funded.
- Institutional overheads will not be funded.
- Salaries for research staff are not eligible for funding (but replacement costs for teaching assistance to free up research time of the principal investigator may be considered).
Specializations:
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Forestry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Date Updated:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
Amount:
8000