This year’s edition of the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary, consisting of €3,500 which may be used to finance research studies over the period of a year during 2017-2018, is being offered by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) based at the University of Malta.
The bursary will be awarded to a person or team carrying out postgraduate studies or research in ocean/marine/maritime-related studies at the university. The applicants must be staff or students registered with the University of Malta where research in the relevant fields is to be carried out.
Previous winners of the bursary have worked on diverse research areas in geography, conservation genetics, maritime law, engineering and studies of environment stressors within the scope of marine and maritime related studies at the university. The most recent award funded research on climate coping strategies, economic wellbeing and sustainability in vulnerable coastal communities.
For further information and application forms e-mail ioihq@ioihq.org.mt or info@ioihq.org.mt.
The application deadline is July 28.