UNESCO: International Geoscience Programme
Name |
UNESCO: International Geoscience Programme |
| Deadline | October 15th, 2018 (internal deadline, one week before) |
| Value | 5,000 and 10,000 USD per year, for 5 years, to be used exclusively for meetings or workshops. |
Region |
International |
Description (short) |
The program financially supports about 30 projects per year for meetings or workshops. It aims at enhancing scientific exchange through the correlation of geological strata and research data, focusing on basic geoscientific research and on making connections between events throughout the Earth's history. The Program supports work on five themes:
Projects must focus, inter alia, on high-quality science, be of international importance and societal relevance, show interdisciplinary cooperation, and constitute international participation, including scientists from developing countries. |
Duration |
5 years |
Description
The program financially supports about 30 projects per year for meetings or workshops.
It aims at enhancing scientific exchange through the correlation of geological strata and research data, focusing on basic geoscientific research and on making connections between events throughout the Earth's history.
The Program supports work on five themes:
- Earth Resources: Sustaining our Society
- Global Change: Evidence from the geological record
- Geohazards: Mitigating the risks
- Hydrogeology: Geoscience of the water cycle
- Geodynamic: Control our environment
Projects must focus, inter alia, on high-quality science, be of international importance and societal relevance, show interdisciplinary cooperation, and constitute international participation, including scientists from developing countries.
Useful Links
International Geoscience Programme
