Financial Support
A very limited amount of money will be available to facilitate participation in the 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Please read the instructions below, and use if appropriate the application form (PDF or WORD). In addition, students aged 18 to 28 who are nationals of a European Space Agency member state are encouraged to apply for ESA sponsorship.
Participants of COSPAR Scientific Assemblies are reminded that they should rely on their own national sources to finance travel/living expenses. In exceptional cases partial support, 1200 Euros maximum, may be available to those participants who are unable to obtain sufficient funding. In many cases only some seed money will be provided. Priority will be given to:
- scientists under 35 years of age on 1 January 2006 (50% of available funds will be reserved for this category of applicant),
- scientists from developing countries,
- scientists from COSPAR member countries,
To qualify for financial support, the applicant must:
- be scheduled to present a paper (poster or oral), of which he/she is the principal author, in one or more of the Assembly scientific events and have submitted the abstract over the web according to instructions,
- secure most of the required financial support from national sources,
- submit a completed financial support application form to the Main Scientific Organizer of the relevant event by 17 February 2006. A copy of the application must also be sent to the COSPAR Secretariat (abstracts must be available on the web and should not be attached to the application form),
- submit proof of age if a scientist under 35 and proof of student status if planning to register at the student rate,
- agree to submit in a timely manner after the Assembly a manuscript for publication in Advances in Space Research.
Applicants will be judged by Main Scientific Organizers with regard to the importance of their contribution to the relevant event, with special consideration given to applicants under 35 years of age. The importance of the contribution will be determined in relation to the complete set of abstracts received and the consequent structuring of the event by the Main Scientific Organizer. Final decisions will be made by the COSPAR Bureau according to the funding available and the priorities outlined above. All applicants will be informed by the COSPAR Secretariat of the outcome of this process in April 2006. Successful applicants will receive their support upon arrival at the Scientific Assembly.
