Please scroll down to check the "Important Dates" column on the right-side menu.

Financial Support Application criteria:

1. We welcome applications by ECOPs (Early Career Ocean Professionals — self-identified Early Career Professionals in the beginning of their career, with 10 years or less of professional experience) to attend the meeting.
2. The applicant must submit at least one abstract to the session/workshop of their 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 event (on-line);
2. Submit an abstract (on-line);
3. Submit CV and Financial Support Application (on-line);
   

FUTURE ECOP Award (Full travel support) has been established for Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) whose work employs the Socio-Ecological Environmental System (SEES) approach. See the FUTURE ECOP Award and PICES-2023 ECOP Awards pages 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 Saeseul Kim 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 event 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 Saeseul Kim at your earliest convenience.

How to receive your financial support:

You will receive your financial support at the Registration Desk once the event has begun.

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:

Saeseul Kim
Administrative Officer
PICES Secretariat
Phone: 1-250-363-6878
Fax: 1-250-363-6827
E-mail: saeseul.kim@pices.int