[upggm_postgrad] Fwd: MAB Young Scientists Awards for Developing Countries 2015

From: Victoria Rautenbach <victoria.rautenbach@xxxxxxxxx>
To: GGM Postgrad <upggm_postgrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, GGM Personnel <ggm_personnel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:25:47 +0200
FYI

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From: Brenda Wingfield <Brenda.Wingfield@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 8:15 AM
Subject: Fwd: MAB Young Scientists Awards for Developing Countries 2015
To: victoria.rautenbach@xxxxxxxxx, Dranca Onigbinde <
Dranca.Onigbinde@xxxxxxxx>


Dear Dranca,
Please send to the faculty board.
Victoria can you share with PSANA?
Regards
Brenda

>>> On 8/21/2014 at 10:51 AM, Linda VanWyk wrote:

> MAB Young Scientists Awards for Developing Countries 2015
>
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-science

>
s/man-and-biosphere-programme/awards-and-prizes/mab-young-scientists-awards/
> Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for submission of
application
> forms for the 2015 MAB Young Scientists Awards is 31 October 2014.
> UNESCO is inviting applications for MAB young scientists awards
available
> for young researchers from developing countries (
>
http://scholarship-positions.com/category/scholarships-for-developing-countri

> es/ ). Each year MAB provides awards of up to US$ 5,000 to 10 young
> researchers. These awards are awarded for 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. To
be
> eligible for these awards, candidates must not be older than 40 years
of age
> (at the closing date of the application) and must accept to submit
reports of
> Award-funded research to the MAB Secretariat in Paris and to their
MAB
> National Committees. The deadline for submission of application forms
for the
> 2015 MAB Young Scientists Awards is 31st October 2014.
> Study Subject(s): 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.
> Course Level: Awards are available to young researchers for carrying
out
> interdisciplinary research in or outside their own country.
> Scholarship Provider: UNESCO
> Scholarship can be taken at: Applicant’s home country and Abroad
> Eligibility:
> -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.
> -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.
> Scholarship Open for International Students: Applicants from
developing
> countries are encouraged to apply. Applicants from developed
countries are
> eligible for Awards only in exceptional cases.
> Scholarship Description: 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. Through
the MAB
> Young Scientists Awards, MAB is investing in a new generation of
scientists
> worldwide because we think well-trained and committed young people
are key to
> addressing ecological and sustainability issues.
> Number of award (s): Since 1989 MAB has been providing 10 young
researchers
> each year.
> Duration of award(s): Research supported by an Award should be
completed
> within two years.
> What does it cover? The awards are set at a maximum of US$5,000
each.
> How to Apply: Please fill in and sign your application and mail it to
your
> MAB National Committee in your home country for endorsement before it
is sent
> to UNESCO.
>
>
>
>
> Linda van Wyk
> Deputy Director: Advancement
> University of Pretoria
> Tel     +27 (0) 12
420 3361
> Fax    +27 (0) 12 420 4269
> Mobile 082 320 0148
[upggm_postgrad] Fwd: MAB Young Scientists Awards for Developing Countries 2015

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