Brief Description:
The International Federation of
Surveyors (FIG) _ a United Nations and World Bank recognized non-governmental
organization of national member associations _ is inviting application s for
the FIG Foundation Scholarships 2021. The foundation offers scholarships of up
to 4,000 Euros plus possible funding for conference travel to Ph.D. Students.
Therefore, if you are a Ph.D. student or lecturer meeting other criteria of the
scholarship, this is a good chance for you to apply.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded
Language Requirement: Not
Required
Language of Instruction: English
Application deadline: 1 June
2021
Host institution: International Federation of
Surveyors (FIG)
Level of study:
·
PhD Degree
Benefits of Scholarship:
·
The scholarship value for
applicants is 4000 euros.
·
Successful applicants will
be eligible for a further grant of up to 3,000 euros to take part in and
present a peer-reviewed paper at a FIG conference.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, applicants shall:
·
be studying for a Ph.D.
degree and enrolled solely in a surveying/geomatics academic program that
teaches surveying in a country listed by the World Bank as a low-income,
lower-middle or upper-middle income economy (see the list HERE),
·
Have had a paper accepted
by a peer-reviewed international journal based on their doctoral research
project; applicants should be the lead author, and the paper should be
co-authored with their supervisor,
·
Should not have submitted
their final thesis at the time of application.
Evaluation
Applications will be evaluated
and chosen as per the quality of the application and need. If two excellent
applications are judged to be equally qualifying, applications from low-income
and lower-middle-income countries will be preferred.
Further conditions
Each item of your proposal
should begin on a new page.
Ensure that you comply with the
requirements above to avoid ineligibility.
Also, make sure that all the
following required documents are correctly filled in and included in your
application.
Potential candidates should watch
both videos on (How to Apply for FIG Grants)on the FIG Foundation web page
under Grants
& Fellowships.
Required documents
·
A completed checklist.
This checklist is provided at the end of this document and you should use this
to check that all documents are covered in your application and also include
the checklist in your submission.
·
A cover sheet indicating
the candidate’s personal details and those of his/her institution.
·
A short description and
argument on how the applicant’s academic program addresses the “teaches
surveying and graduates surveyors” component of Qualification Criterion 1
above. Provide web links to program descriptions, course outlines and details
of courses.
·
A 200 word abstract as per
the template.
·
A one-page research
proposal as per the sample below on A4 size paper. Note that the one-page limit
will be strictly applied.
·
For the paper accepted by
a peer-reviewed international journal based on their doctoral research project,
share a copy of the paper that was re-submitted to the journal after
corrections have been done, or submit the published paper.
·
A letter from the editor
of the journal stating that the paper has been accepted and that the mandatory
corrections have been completed reasonably.
·
The
journal’s referees’ reports for the paper.
·
A list of peer-reviewed
journal publications over the past 6 years where the International Journal of
GIS (IJGIS) reference list format has been used.
·
A list of research funding
gained over the past 5 years, indicating which grants are peer-reviewed or not.
·
A description of research
compliance, the research account and activity auditing structures and processes
in their institution.
·
A description of the
structures and processes in their institution that relate to research ethics,
in particular ethics related to research involving human subjects, if
applicable.
Note: Provide the names and web addresses of the
administrative departments and official organization descriptions dealing with
research compliance.
·
A budget stating how the
funds will be used and a one-page justification of the budget.
·
A brief letter from the
applicant’s Ph.D. supervisor indicating that they have read this document, that
they confirm that the applicant has seen the videos on How to Write Grant
Proposals to the FIG Foundation, and that they have read the applicant’s
proposal and recommend (or not) that the FIG Foundation Board of Directors
consider the proposal.
·
Prepare and submit a
comprehensive academic CV in a separate PDF document.
Send your application to: fig.foundation@fig.net
For more comprehensive information about this call, instructions
on writing a proposal, and reading supplementary materials/watching reference
videos, do visit the FIG
Foundation PhD Scholarships.
How to Apply?
To apply, applicants should
prepare and submit the documents listed above through email, as well as
complete the submission checklist.
The following set of documents in
English as a single file in PDF format on A4 size paper using 25 mm (1”
margins) should be submitted.
Deadline: June 1,
2021
