Funded Antarctic Treaty Science-Policy Fellowship

Organization: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Type: Fellowship

Location: Global

Deadline: November 22, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), a thematic organisation of the International Science Council founded in 1958, runs this annual fellowship to give early and mid-career researchers hands-on experience of Antarctic policy forums. Two fellows join the SCAR delegation in 2027: one at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and Committee for Environmental Protection in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and one at the CCAMLR meetings in Hobart, Australia. With a SCAR mentor, each fellow turns their own research into a policy paper that may be submitted to the meeting. **What you get:** - Travel, accommodation and daily subsistence paid to attend the meeting: CEP/ATCM in Incheon, Republic of Korea, 17 to 27 May 2027, or SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR in Hobart, Australia, in October 2027 - A place in the SCAR delegation for the whole meeting - One or more SCAR mentors who introduce you to Antarctic policy and governance, help you prepare your paper, help you contact your national delegation and introduce you to other delegates - Guidance to turn your research into a Background, Information or Working Paper; SC-ATS decides whether it is submitted to the meeting, and you may get to present it, though this is not always possible - Possible extra online meetings or activities linked to these forums **What you'll do:** - Before the meeting: draft a Background, Information or Working Paper built on your own research with your mentors and SC-ATS, read the meeting documents, and meet online with the SCAR delegation and, if appropriate, your national delegation - At the meeting: attend the full combined CEP-ATCM meetings or SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings as part of the SCAR delegation - CCAMLR fellow: SCAR will try to connect you with a national delegation so you can present your work at SC-CAMLR working group meetings where appropriate - Afterwards: write a short report for SCAR on what you did and learned, and if possible run outreach to build policy skills among other researchers in your country **Key dates:** - Applications close Sunday 22 November 2026 (SCAR gives no closing time) - CEP/ATCM fellowship expected to start January 2027 - CEP/ATCM meetings in Incheon, Republic of Korea: 17 to 27 May 2027 - SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR fellowship expected to start April or May 2027 - SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings in Hobart, Australia: October 2027 **More information:** - Two fellowships a year, one for the CEP/ATCM meetings and one for the SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings; you choose one on the form - The fellowship pays the costs of attending, not your time: no salary or stipend - Fellows are chosen by a joint Ant-ICON/SC-ATS review group on how relevant their research is to treaty priorities; if no suitable candidate is found, the fellowship is not awarded - Reports from past fellows are linked on the programme page - Apply through SCAR's online form; your referee uploads their letter through a separate reference form

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)Fellowship

Funded Antarctic Treaty Science-Policy Fellowship

Nov 22, 2026 23:59:00 GMT

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 22, 2026 23:59:00 GMT

About this opportunity

What you get:

Travel, accommodation and daily subsistence paid to attend the meeting: CEP/ATCM in Incheon, Republic of Korea, 17 to 27 May 2027, or SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR in Hobart, Australia, in October 2027
A place in the SCAR delegation for the whole meeting
One or more SCAR mentors who introduce you to Antarctic policy and governance, help you prepare your paper, help you contact your national delegation and introduce you to other delegates
Guidance to turn your research into a Background, Information or Working Paper; SC-ATS decides whether it is submitted to the meeting, and you may get to present it, though this is not always possible
Possible extra online meetings or activities linked to these forums

What you'll do:

Before the meeting: draft a Background, Information or Working Paper built on your own research with your mentors and SC-ATS, read the meeting documents, and meet online with the SCAR delegation and, if appropriate, your national delegation
At the meeting: attend the full combined CEP-ATCM meetings or SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings as part of the SCAR delegation
CCAMLR fellow: SCAR will try to connect you with a national delegation so you can present your work at SC-CAMLR working group meetings where appropriate
Afterwards: write a short report for SCAR on what you did and learned, and if possible run outreach to build policy skills among other researchers in your country

Key dates:

Applications close Sunday 22 November 2026 (SCAR gives no closing time)
CEP/ATCM fellowship expected to start January 2027
CEP/ATCM meetings in Incheon, Republic of Korea: 17 to 27 May 2027
SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR fellowship expected to start April or May 2027
SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings in Hobart, Australia: October 2027

More information:

Two fellowships a year, one for the CEP/ATCM meetings and one for the SC-CAMLR/CCAMLR meetings; you choose one on the form
The fellowship pays the costs of attending, not your time: no salary or stipend
Fellows are chosen by a joint Ant-ICON/SC-ATS review group on how relevant their research is to treaty priorities; if no suitable candidate is found, the fellowship is not awarded
Reports from past fellows are linked on the programme page
Apply through SCAR's online form; your referee uploads their letter through a separate reference form

Who can apply

An early or mid-career researcher: a postgraduate student at Master's or PhD level, or up to 15 years after your PhD, with research breaks taken into account
Actively working in Antarctic research relevant to CEP/ATCM or CCAMLR/SC-CAMLR, ideally with a paper recently published or in review on the topic
The work cannot already have been presented at previous meetings
From one of SCAR's 48 member countries (35 full and 13 associate members)
Support from your employer and/or supervisor for the time needed to prepare for and attend the meeting
Preference goes to applicants without extensive previous experience of these meetings
Application: an online form with short written answers of up to 200 or 400 words, a CV as a PDF, and at least one signed, dated reference letter in English from a supervisor or colleague, uploaded by the referee
Suggest a mentor if you can; SCAR will try to match you with one if not

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Good to know

+Travel, accommodation and daily costs covered to attend the Antarctic Treaty meeting in Incheon (May 2027) or the CCAMLR meetings in Hobart (October 2027)
+Open to Master's and PhD students as well as researchers up to 15 years past their PhD
+Mentoring from SCAR researchers and a seat in SCAR's delegation, where treaty policy is made
+Free to apply through a short online form

Worth checking yourself

!Only researchers from SCAR's 48 member countries can apply. These include Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and much of Europe and Latin America, but not, for example, Ireland, Greece or most of Africa
!It pays the costs of attending, not your time: there is no stipend, so you need your employer's or supervisor's support
!Only two places a year, and your research should already connect to treaty priorities
!Closes on Sunday 22 November 2026. No closing time is given, so submit well before the end of the day UK time
!Your referee uploads a signed letter through a separate form, so ask them early

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