The IGCP financially supports about 30 projects per year which are assessed by a peer-review process and have a lifetime of five years. Annual funding levels range between 5,000 and 10,000 USD to be used exclusively for meetings or workshops. Additional resources are usually needed to ensure realisation of the projects’ research goals, and scientists are strongly encouraged to raise such funds.Projects must focus, inter alia, on high-quality science, be of international importance and societal relevance, show interdisciplinary cooperation, and constitute international participation, including scientists from developing countries.Project proposals may be submitted by individuals or groups to the IGCP Secretariat accompanied by a letter of endorsement (if possible) from one of the project leader’s National IGCP Committees. Project leaders are strongly advised to inform the UNESCO National Commission representatives and UNESCO Permanent Delegation of their home country.
IGCP 2019 Special Topics
Mining geosciences and sustainability
Efficient and sustainable extractive industry technologies and stimulation methods
Geology for the Sustainable and Safe Scale-up of Renewable Energy Production
Big data, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences
Geohazards nearby metropolitan areas
Global warming CO2 emission mitigation using new methods (such as Carbon Storage and Sequestration)
Sustainable small and volcanic islands: water, energy, resource management
Geoheritage for sustainable development
Geoscience and the Anthropocene
Guidelines
See the pdf here.
Deadline
15 October, 2019
Link
Visit the Unesco website for more information.
