[Coral-List] Fwd: Research grants available/French Polynesia

[Thierry LISON DE LOMA]

Dear listers,

I'd like to remind you that the deadline for PhD/Post-doc students  
IRCP grant submission is approaching. Applications have to be sent  
before April 30th.
Please feel free to forward again this information to anyone  
potentially interested.

Regards,

Thierry.


Thierry Lison de Loma, PhD

Responsable Administratif et Scientifique IRCP (Institut des Récifs  
Coralliens du Pacifique)

CRIOBE (Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de  
l'Environnement) - USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE

BP 1013 PAPETOAI 98729
MOOREA - FRENCH POLYNESIA
Ph: (+689) 561345 / 737002 (Cell)

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>> De : Thierry Lison de Loma <thierry.lison at criobe.pf>
>> Date : 16 février 2010 12:08:07 HST
>> À : coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Objet : Research Grants available for French Polynesia
>>
>> Dear listers,
>>
>> the Institute for Pacific Coral Reefs (IRCP) based in Moorea (www.ircp.pf 
>> ), French Polynesia, is pleased to announce the availability of 4  
>> research grants for young PhD and/or Postdoc students (or degrees  
>> of similar level) to work on coral reefs in French Polynesia.  
>> Fields of study range from biological to human sciences.
>>
>> Grants descriptions are available at:
>>
>> http://www.ircp.pf/bourses.html
>>
>> Please feel free to pass this information on to colleagues, or  
>> connected lists with similar topics/interests.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Thierry.
>>
>>
>> CALL FOR PROJECTS –
>> CORAL REEF RESEARCH IN FRENCH POLYNESIA
>> FUNDAMENTAL OR APPLIED RESEARCH IN NATURAL SCIENCES OR HUMAN SCIENCES
>> In the context of a Donation funding from Robert WAN - Tahiti  
>> Perles group benefiting the Institute for Pacific Coral Reefs  
>> (IRCP), four grants are available to young scientists (< 35 yrs) of  
>> French nationality or foreigners for scientific projects to be part  
>> of PhD, Postdoc or degrees of similar levels. Research projects  
>> will deal with coral reefs or lagoons of French Polynesia.
>> Four candidates will be selected each year, in June, by an IRCP  
>> scientific committee. Two candidates will be chosen by this  
>> committee while the two remaining candidates will be chosen by the  
>> Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from a preselection list  
>> established by the IRCP. One of the candidates, at least, will be a  
>> South Pacific Island States national, in order to promote training  
>> for scientific research in these countries.
>> Grants of 4500 € (euros) will cover travel expenses to and from  
>> French Polynesia, accommodation and research costs.
>> Selection results will be notified before June 30th. Selected  
>> candidates will perform their respective projects in no more than  
>> 12 months, following the grant notification. A preliminary report  
>> will be written in the month following the end of field work. A  
>> final report, including at least one publication project in a peer  
>> reviewed scientific journal of good standard, will be provided by  
>> the successful candidate in the following year. The grant will be  
>> mentioned in reports and publications under the name ‘IRCP – Tahiti  
>> Perles’.
>> Successful candidates will have their names and corresponding  
>> research projects communicated to the media. Research field work  
>> will also be covered by the media, when in French Polynesia.
>> The EPHE (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - mother administration  
>> of the IRCP) and Tahiti Perles will also seek media coverage in the  
>> context of the attributed grants, in French Polynesia, France or  
>> any other foreign country.
>> Applications will include a CV (3 pages max), a research project (5  
>> pages max), a financial appendix (including estimated expenses - 1  
>> page max).
>> Please send applications prior to April 30th to: admin at ircp.pf
>>
>> Thierry Lison de Loma, PhD
>>
>> Responsable Administratif IRCP (Institut des Récifs Coralliens du  
>> Pacifique)
>>
>> CRIOBE (Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de  
>> l'Environnement) - USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE
>>
>> BP 1013 PAPETOAI 98729
>> MOOREA - FRENCH POLYNESIA
>> Ph: (+689) 561345 / 737002 (Cell)