Thursday, November 16, 2017

Fwd: Funding Opportunities - W. Garfield Weston Awards

Hi APECS members in Canada,

The announcements below could be of interest to some of you.

Cheers,

Gerlis


Dr. Gerlis Fugmann
Executive Director
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

APECS International Directorate
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research
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Betreff: Funding Opportunities - W. Garfield Weston Awards
Datum: 16. November 2017 um 19:23:52 MEZ

Hello and good afternoon APECS,
 
Could you please distribute the attached posters to your faculty and student networks? I am writing to you from the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) with exciting award opportunities made possible by the generous support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
 
The deadline to submit nominations and/or applications is January 31, 2018.
 
Call for Nominations – 2018 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
We are now accepting nominations for the Weston Family Prize, which celebrates extraordinary and inspiring individuals who have devoted their career to natural science research and have demonstrated leadership and mentorship in the Canadian North.
The award includes a prize of $50,000 cash and over $50,000 to support a postdoctoral fellow of the recipient's choice. 
 
Full details on our website.
 
The W. Garfield Weston Awards for Northern Research and Northern Archaeological Research
Applications for the W. Garfield Weston Awards are now being accepted. 
 
Awards are available to postdoctoral fellows and graduate students (PhD and Masters) in northern science and northern archaeology whose research includes a fieldwork component. Curious to see if your research is considered "northern"? Have a look at our Northern Boundary Map.
 
Full details on our website.
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Please forward this email to anyone who would benefit from these great opportunities. My apologies in advance for any cross-posting. Thank you for your time.
 
Sincerely,
Andrew Collicott
 
 
Andrew Collicott
Communications Specialist 
ACUNS-AUCEN
32 Chemin Colonnade Road, Suite 200
Ottawa ON K2E 7J6
613-820-8300 x 101
 

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