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How to apply for MAB Young Scientists Awards
Please read the MAB circular letter n°1 regarding applications for
the 2009 MAB Young Scientists Awards (English
/ French)
Application forms for the 2009 MAB Young Scientists Awards:
The Awards basics
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, on the theme of ecosystems and water.
Objectives
- to assist exchange of information and experience among a new
generation of scientists.
- to encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing
countries, to use UNESCO Man and the Biosphere research, project
sites and biosphere reserves in their research.
- to encourage young scientists to undertake comparative studies
with other sites, in or outside their country.
Criteria used in the selection of the Young Scientists Award
- Applicants may not be older than 40 years of age
- Priority is given to research carried-out in biosphere reserves
on the theme of ecosystems and water
- Applicants from developed countries are eligible for Award only
in exceptional cases
- Awards are set at a maximum of US $5,000 each
- International travel expenditures are usually not covered under
this Award
- Research supported by an Award should be completed within 2
years
- Candidates must submit their research report to the MAB National
Committee for approval before submission to the Secretariat in
Paris
- Candidates agree to the possibility of UNESCO publishing the
results of their research.
Short cuts:
Contact: MAB Secretariat, Division of Ecological and Earth
Sciences, UNESCO 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France, Fax:
+(33-1) 45.68.58.04, E-mail: mab.awards@unesco.org
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