Scholarships & Grants
CCOD Summer School Scholarships 2012
The Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) is sponsoring up to 5 scholarships to allow outstanding young scientists to attend one of the three 2012 ECORD Summer Schools in Italy, Germany and Canada. The scholarships will be valued at up to $2000 CAD to cover costs of registration and travel, as well as meals and accommodation while attending the schools.
The scholarships are open to MSc and PhD students and early-career postdoctoral fellows (within 4 years of PhD completion) based at Canadian academic institutions. Note that priority will be given to applicants enrolled in universities that are members of the CCOD.
The deadline for applications is March 30, 2012. Applications will be reviewed by a committee formed of CCOD university representatives. Decisions will be communicated by the end of May 2012.
Your application must include:
1) Letter of Interest (max. 2 pages) where you explain the reasons for your application and how attending a summer school will benefit your future scientific career, plus a short budget justification.
2) Curriculum vitae (template to download)
3) Letter of Support (template to download) *sent directly from your supervisor
No other attachments will be accepted. All documents should be emailed to the CCOD Coordinator (coordinator@mail.iodpcanada.ca).
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ECORD Summer School Scholarships 2012
The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is sponsoring 10 to 15 scholarships of up to 1000 € to allow outstanding young scientists to attend one of the three 2012 ECORD Summer Schools in Italy, Germany and Canada.
The deadline to apply for an ECORD Scholarship is March 25, 2012. Please see the flyer for more information and visit the ESSAC website to download application templates.
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ECORD Research Grants 2012
The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is sponsoring merit-based awards of up to 2000 € for outstanding graduate students to conduct research related to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
The deadline to apply for an ECORD Research Grant is April 15, 2012. Please see the flyer for more information and visit the ESSAC website to download application templates.
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CCOD Graduate Student Travel Grants 2012
The Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) offers merit-based travel grants of $1000 each to support students presenting research related to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program at major international conferences in 2012.
The CCOD is pleased to announce that two students received awards for 2012. Congratulations to:
Lauren Harrison (MSc student, University of British Columbia) – Li Isotopes of Hawaiian Lavas: Kea vs. Loa Source Variation
Fernando Mantilla-Duran (MSc student, Brock University) – Central North Atlantic paleoceanography during Marine Isotope Stage 16 (ca. 640 ka, Middle Pleistocene): insights from a centennial-scale dinoflagellate cyst record at IODP Site U1313
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CCOD Research Awards 2012
To enhance the experience of graduate students and young scientists investigating marine geology questions related to the research themes of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, the Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) offers merit-based research awards of up to $3000.
The CCOD is pleased to announce that three students received awards for 2012. Congratulations to:
Matthew Izawa (PhD student, University of Western Ontario) – Integrated mineral, chemical and isotopic study of microbial ichnofossil preservation in basaltic glass
John Evangelatos (PhD student, Dalhousie University) – The origin and evolution of the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean
Olivia Gibb (PhD student, Université du Québec à Montréal) – The paleoceanographic conditions of Baffin Bay during the interglacials of MIS 5e and 11
