Young scientists in biosphere reserves
The Awards basicsThe MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Priority is given to projects carried out in biosphere reserves.
Objectives
The objectives of the MAB Young Scientists Award Scheme are to:
- encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing countries, to use MAB research, project sites and biosphere reserves in their research;
- encourage young scientists who already use such sites to undertake comparative studies in other sites in or outside their own country;
- promote and encourage the exchange of information and experience among a new generation of scientists;
- strengthen communication of the LAP within the young scientistsand strengthen its visibility;
- involve young scientist in the implementation of the LAP;
- enhance awareness among young scientists of the role of research in the implementation of the SDGs –in particular when conducted in biosphere reserves
Awards are set at a maximum of US$5,000 each. The application must be endorsed by the applicant’s MAB National Committee*, which may endorse only two applications per year from applicants
More info: https://en.unesco.org/mab/awards
