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Financial Support Application criteria:

1. We welcome applications by early career scientists (less than 35 years of age or less than 5 year post PhD) and researchers from developing countries to attend the symposium.
2. The applicant must submit at least one abstract to the session/workshop of his/her choice.
3. As funds are limited, priority will be given to eligible applicants requiring only partial support (e.g. airfare or hotel/allowance).

Required Documents:

1. Short Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Financial Support Application
3. Abstract*
   
   * Financial support application will not be considered without an abstract.

Steps to Apply for Financial Support or Update Financial Support Application:

1. Pre-register for the symposium (on-line);
2. Submit an abstract (on-line);
3. Submit CV and Financial Support Application (on-line);
   

Additional Award has been established for Early Career Scientists whose work employs the Socio-Ecological Environmental System (SEES) approach. See the FUTURE ESC Award page at for further details.

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Financial Support Grant Notification:

All applicants should receive a notification email from PICES Secretariat regarding the status of their financial support application (granted or not granted)..

Sometimes PICES emails end up in your junk box or get rejected. Please contact Christina Chiu at your earliest convenience if your do not receive a notification email by the time specified in the right-side column "Important Dates" of this page.

Confirm Your Financial Support Acceptance:

When your receive a Financial Support Notification email from PICES Secretariat, please confirm your Grant Acceptance. To confirm, simply reply to an email: specify your name and let us know if you are accepting the grant. If your financial support application has not been approved, please let us know if you are still going to attend the symposium and present your paper.

If for any reason you have not received an email about your Financial Support Notification (all deadlines are listed on the right-side menu of this page), please
contact Christina Chiu at your earliest convenience.

How to receive your financial support:

All registrants who have been approved for financial support will receive it upon registration at the meeting.

Please note that PICES cannot reimburse travel expense losses due to COVID or other reasons, and that coverage and travel insurance protections should be supported by the home institutions of the meeting participants. As such, you are strongly encouraged to discuss your travel arrangements with your home institutions prior to booking travel and accommodation, and wherever feasible, book refundable options. The grant is contingent on in person attendance at a physical meeting.

 

Contact:

Christina Chiu
Deputy on Administration
PICES Secretariat
Phone: 1-250-363-6878
Fax: 1-250-363-6827
E-mail: christina@pices.int