Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is currently accepting applications for its Fellowship Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About SCAR Fellowship Programme
The SCAR Fellowship Programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of early-career researchers in furthering our understanding of Antarctica. The Fellowships enable early-career researchers to join a project team from another country, opening up new opportunities and often creating partnerships that last many years and over many Antarctic research seasons.
Benefits of SCAR Fellowship Programme
Award:
- 4-5 awards for 2026
- Up to USD $15,000 per award;
- Home institute to bear in-home country costs (e.g. visa costs, domestic travel);
- Host institute to waive bench fees, if any.
SCAR Fellowship Programme Requirements
- The SCAR Fellowship Programme is for PhD students, or those within five years of having completed a PhD, to undertake research at major international laboratories, field facilities, and/or institutes in or operated by SCAR member countries with the goal of exposing them to recent advances in research and to develop long-term scientific links and partnerships.
- The work must be carried out in a research group of a SCAR member country different from that of the applicant’s origin and current residence.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
04 September, 2026
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