2021/22 Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) – Call for Applications (Deadline: NOVEMBER 10)

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We are pleased to advise you that the 2021/22 Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) is now open for applications. The NSTP supports student research in the North by supplying supplementary funds to offset the additional costs of Northern research.

Before completing the application, students and supervisors must read the Program Manual. Answers to common questions can also be found in the “Frequently Asked Questions” document.

Successful NSTP applications typically receive $1,500 to $3,000 per student. These funds are to be supplementary to the total cost of the research, and can only be used for logistical costs and some translator/interpreter fees. They cannot be used to fund field assistants, field schools or to purchase equipment. This must be clearly indicated in the application. Consult the program manual for complete funding and student eligibility guidelines.

Application forms must be completed online at: https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io/. Once a student has completed the online application, it must be released to the supervising professor for approval. Once the professor has approved the application, it is then released to the Chair of the UBC Polar and Alpine Committee, Dr. Greg Henry. In addition to submitting online, please email a PDF copy of the application form (after approval by the supervisor) and a completed and signed UBC Research Project Information Form to Yvonne Ng at the UBC Office of Research Services (Yvonne.Ng@ors.ubc.ca). Questions can be directed to Dr. Henry (Greg.Henry@ubc.ca).

Students who received support from NSTP this past year must complete a Research Report online at the same link as the application. As with the application, the student must release the Report to the supervisor who then completes the section on the relevance of the training.

NOTE: Students who received funding through the NSTP last year but have delayed the project due to COVID-19 must still submit a preliminary report by the deadline stated below. They are also still eligible to submit an application to the current year competition. The application must demonstrate that the second trip will apply to the next year of study (e.g. Postponed fieldwork for MSc 1st year and new application for MSc 2nd year). The description in the new application must demonstrate a continuation of the project and cannot be identical to the previous year’s. The two trips can be done separately but could also be done one after the other.

The sponsor deadline for submitting Applications on the NSTP portal is Tuesday, November 10, 2020 (also email PDF copy to Yvonne.Ng@ors.ubc.ca).

The sponsor deadline for submitting Reports on the NSTP portal (including supervisor comments) is Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

(This announcement can also be found on the ORS website: https://ors.ubc.ca/announcement/202122-northern-scientific-training-program-call-applications. Please distribute.)

1- NSTP Information Manual 2021-2022

3- FAQ 2021

Sincerely,

Carolyn

 

 

Carolyn De Melo

Research Manager

Office of Research Services (ORS) I Vice-President Research & Innovation

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Suite 102-6190 Agronomy Road | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3

Phone 604 822 5117 | email Carolyn.DeMelo@ors.ubc.ca

http://ors.ubc.ca

 

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