Nominations Open for UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards! Deadline: 31 October 2016

Nominations are open for “UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: helping young people help the planet” with an aim to  invest in a new generation of scientists worldwide because we think well-trained and committed young people are key to addressing ecological and sustainability issues.

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.

The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Priority is given to projects carried out in biosphere reserves.

Objectives

• Encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing countries, to use MAB research, project sites and biosphere reserves in their research;
• Encourage young scientists who already use such sites to undertake comparative studies in other sites in or outside their own country;
• Assist exchange of information and experience among a new generation of scientists.

Award Information: Awards are set at a maximum of US$5,000 each.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.
• 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.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can download the application form via given website.

For more information, please visit MAB Young Scientists Awards.