IGCP Project call!

 

The International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) has called for project proposals to be launched in 2009, writes Ed Derbyshire.

Geoscientist Online 18 April 2008

The IGCP, a joint venture of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the Division of Ecology and Earth Sciences of UNESCO is administered by the IGCP Secretariat at UNECO headquarters in Paris. It aims to facilitate research collaboration on geological problems of societal concern, particularly between industrialised and developing countries.

From the earliest years, British Earth scientists have established an enviable track record within IGCP. They have been instrumental in transforming several short-term projects into long-term contributions, such as the Global Geochemical Database and the International Landslide Consortium.

Full details of the Programme, including project proposal guidelines, can be found at this site's IGCP Portal and www.unesco.org.science/Earth.

Projects may run for up to five years - launch money provided being used to bring together like-minded specialists to discuss their research in workshops, conferences and the field. Project proposals of regional to global scale to be launched in 2009 are now being called for.

All applications require a letter of endorsement by the IGCP National Committee (the External Relations Committee of the Society). The deadline for receipt of completed and endorsed applications in Paris is 15 October 2008.

New project proposals should be sent, in the first instance, to Dr Ted Nield at the Society no later than 15 September 2008.