The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation invites applications for its R&D award. This enables R&D establishments and other organisations worldwide to fund an individual or project team to undertake research that has the potential to lead to improvements in spill preparation and response, as well as new techniques for monitoring and restoring environmental resources. Applications are invited form all academic disciplines, although preference is given to those with an applied scientific focus, such as marine biology, chemistry, ecology, physics, engineering and economics. Funding is available for the following projects:
•short-term projects – worth up to £60,000 over one or two years to support research costs, staff costs and overheads, and travel expenses;
•PhD research projects – worth up to £40,000 to support research costs in instalments for the duration of the PhD, as well as an annual stipend and contribution towards tuition fees for up to four years.
The total budget is worth up to £75,000.
Deadline: 1st December 2023