IUFRO Forest Scientific Visit Grants 2022 for Early-career Women Scientists in Africa, Asia & Latin America

IUFRO Forest Scientific Visit Grants 2022 for Early-career Women Scientists in Africa, Asia & Latin America

When is Application Deadline?

31st August 2022

Tell Me About Award:

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO; www.iufro.org) is conscious of the importance of connecting the young forest science community to address challenges facing forests and forestry. Broadly, we strive to provide these future leaders with international experience to better equip them to address future global challenges and identify, create and fully utilise emerging opportunities.

In 2022, IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities will offer a limited number of grants of up to EUR 5 000 for Short Scientific Visits specifically for female early career scientists affiliated with IUFRO organisations to visit a forest research organisation overseas. (An Early Career Scientist is a scientist who has completed his/ her MSc or higher degree in forestry or related fields, is 35 years old or younger, and who is locally affiliated with an institution of research and higher learning in his/her respective home country.)

The desired outcome is to provide both the grantee and her affiliated organisation with the opportunity to build research collaboration and capacity and to provide opportunities extending beyond the initial scientific exchange. The goals for the grantee are broad and could include for example, skills development, establishing productive relationships with scientific peers in the host country, using the visit to benefit their own research and, if possible, publishing of scientific material.

While the delivery of a scientific publication (such as a journal article, chapter(s) in a book or similar publications) is not an official requirement, applicants are nevertheless encouraged to submit proposals with such a goal in mind. This scientific publication would preferably be co-authored by the grantee and at least one scientist of the respective member organisation hosting the visit.

What Type of Award is this?

Internship Fellowship Entrepreneurship

Who can apply?

• Target group: female early career scientists affiliated with IUFRO organisations
• Early career scientists: scientists who have completed their MSc or higher degree in forestry or related fields, are 35 years old or younger, and who are locally affiliated with an institution of research and higher learning in their respective home country
• Aim: To support their scientific visit to a forest research organisation overseas

How are Applicants Selected?

Which Countries are Eligible?

countries in Africa, Asia & Latin America

How Many Positions will be Given?

Not specified

What is the Benefit of Award?

EUR 5 000

How Long is the Program?

The specific duration of the short scientific visits will be dependent on the complexity of the proposed projects, the location of the visit, and the availability of leveraged funding sources.

How to Apply for Program?

Topic to be addressed: Project proposals should address a topic of significance to IUFRO’s Post-2020 Strategy (https://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/ ), in particular by addressing one or more of the five thematic areas defined in the strategy.

Required application documents:

• Completed Short Scientific Grant Application form
• Work plan outlining the details of the scientific visit, approved by host organisation (template)
• Endorsement letter by applicant’s host organisation (template)
• Endorsement by the applicant’s Head of Department
• Curriculum vitae of applicant
• Curriculum vitae of mentor
• A short (no more than 3 minutes) video explaining the proposed project and expected outcome. The size of the video should be as small as possible.

How to submit the application: send the complete application in one pdf including all required application documents with a filename following the format “SSV_FirstnameLastnameCountry.pdf”
to IUFRO Headquarters (Mr. Daniel Boehnke; boehnke(at)iufro.org).

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