Deadline: 15 August 2015
Applicants can submit their applications for the APN’s Annual Proposal Development Training Workshop(PDTW) that will be held in Mongolia from 5 to 7 November 2015.
The training workshop is designed to enhance the capacity of young scientists and practitioners in the Temperate East Asia region to develop competitive project proposals for funding.The main topic of the workshop will be Land Use and Climate Change.
The training will comprise of three main parts that are: (1) Field visit (2) Interactive lectures; and (3) Hands-on training exercises. The field visit on the first day will provide a networking opportunity for young scientists in the region to get to know each other. The second part aims to provide an overview of APN’s calls for proposals for funded activities, its review process, together with guidelines on project proposal writing. In the third part, pre-determined break-out groups comprising four to five young scientists each will develop proposals with support from assigned mentors.
Priority Research Topics
- Assessment and enhancement of land use sustainability
- Nature, extent, causes and impacts of land use and land cover change
- Global environment change and land use planning
- Urban land use change
Eligibility Criteria
- Young/early-career scientists/practitioners from, living and working in the APN member countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea or Russian Federation that are 40 years of age or under can apply for the training workshop.
- The applicant should be working in areas of, or have academic experience related to, the main topic of the workshop.
- The applicant must be:
- An undergraduate degree holder with five years of related working experience;
- A postgraduate working towards a PhD or Master’s;
- A Master’s degree holder with two years of related working experience;
- A PhD degree holder;
- A postdoctoral student.
- The applicant must currently be affiliated to an academic or national/regional research institution.
How to Apply
Interested applicant must complete and submit the online application form given on the website.
For more information, please visit Proposal Development Training Workshop.
