Call for IASC Cross-Cutting and Working Group Proposals 2024
The call for proposals for 2024 is now closed. A call for proposals for 2025 will be announced on this page in Fall 2024.
The funding is provided by the five IASC Working Groups (WGs) (Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social & Human, Terrestrial and aimed at encourageing and supporting science-led international programmes by offering opportunities for planning and coordination, and by facilitating communication and access to facilities.
Proposals can be submitted for:
- Cross-cutting Projects (relevant for two or more IASC Working Groups); or
- WG-specific Projects (relevant for only one IASC Working Group)
Proposals may include, but are not limited to, projects that contribute to the engagement phase during 2024 of the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) process. IASC is coordinating the ICARP IV process (2022 - 2026) by engaging its partners in Arctic research to enable a community-wide undertaking to discuss the state of Arctic science and the place the Arctic occupies in global affairs and systems, to consider the most urgent knowledge gaps and research priorities for the next decade, and to explore avenues to address these research needs. More information on ICARP IV is available on the ICARP IV website.
Cross-Cutting projects encourage the IASC Working Groups (WGs) to explore activities which straddle disciplinary lines. They are funded by at least two of the five IASC WGs. IASC wishes to promote cross-discipline thematic activities and encourage interaction between the WGs, in particular between natural and social sciences WGs.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Does the activity have scientific merit? Does it address and fit within the research priorities identified within the IASC Strategic Plan and the Work Plans of the relevant IASC Working Groups?
- Is more than one discipline / WG meaningfully involved in the proposed activity? Does it bridge social and natural sciences?
- Does the activity promote interdisciplinary involvement not only in the implementation but also the planning of the activity?
- Does the planned activity have an achievable strategy to minimise its carbon footprint?
- How does the planned activity address Indigenous engagement and collaboration?
- Does the activity intend to promote the involvement of early career scientists not only in the implementation but also the planning of the activity?
- Does the activity have support or endorsement from organisations other than IASC?
More information on the scientific priorities of each IASC WG and the IASC Strategic Plan can be found here:
Each IASC Working Group (WG) supports activities that are relevant to their scientific priorities by offering funding for WG-specific projects (relevant for only one IASC WG).
Evaluation criteria:
- Does the activity have scientific merit? Does it address and fit within the research priorities identified within the IASC Strategic Plan and the Work Plan of the relevant IASC Working Group?
- Is more than one discipline relevant for the WG meaningfully involved in the proposed activity?
- Does the activity promote interdisciplinary involvement not only in the implementation but also the planning of the activity?
- How does the planned activity address Indigenous engagement and collaboration?
- Does the planned activity have an achievable strategy to minimise its carbon footprint?
- Does the activity intend to promote the involvement of early career scientists not only in the implementation but also the planning of the activity?
- Does the activity have support or endorsement from organisations other than IASC?
More information on the scientific priorities of each IASC WG and the IASC Strategic Plan can be found here:
Additional Requirements
- While proposals will be accepted from non-WG members, all proposals must be discussed with the relevant WG leadership/membership before submission. Applicants are responsible for contacting the WGs as early as possible in the development phase of the proposal.
- All funded activities must follow IASC requirements for IASC funded projects
- Project activities can start the earliest in April and must be completed within 12 months.
- Projects are encouraged to use the annual Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) organised by IASC as a venue for their workshops. The ASSW 2026 will be from 27 March - 2 April 2026 in Aarhus, Denmark.
Note
- IASC funds projects that offer opportunities for planning and coordination, and by facilitating communication and access to facilities.
- IASC does NOT fund individual research projects / fieldwork
All lead applicants will be required to present their proposal to the IASC Working Group members and answer questions the Working Group members might have during the review of the proposals about the proposed projects. The IASC Secretariat will be in touch with all lead applicants after the submission deadline of the proposals to arrange the exact date of this webinar. The webinar will be recorded and the recording made available to all WG members during the proposal review.
WG members will also be invited to ask questions to the lead applicants after this webinar while they are in the process of reviewing the proposals. The IASC Secretariat will be in touch with all lead applicants regarding the exact platform used for this.
The IASC WGs members will review all submitted proposals.
Applicants will be informed about the final result of their application by early April of the following year.
Please submit your proposal until no later than 8 January 2023 at 13:00 GMT using the form below. Attachments (detailed project description and budget) can be uploaded via the form. Late proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
The call for proposals for 2024 is now closed. Applicants will be informed of the results in early April 2024.
For questions, please contact the IASC Secretariat at info@iasc.info
