Downloadable
application forms
The Trans-Antarctic
Association provides financial grants up to a normal maximum of
£1,500 in support of field work or
travel to Antarctica, as well as equipment and
other research activities directly related to
Antarctica. The total amount of money available for distribution each
year in any one year varies between £ 10,000
and £15,000 depending on how well the charity's
investment portfolio has performed. One third of the available funds
are awarded to New Zealand nationals through
the New Zealand Advisory Committee, with the remainder being awarded to
nationals from Australia, South Africa and the
UK. Application must be received before
the annual deadline (31st January) and are
considered by the relevant advisory committees
by the end of March. The recommendations
of the advisory committees are presented to the
full committee of management of the TAA in
April, prior to notification of the applicants
and the release of funds to the successful.
How to apply: Applications should be made on a standard form
which can be downloaded from the links at the
bottom of this page. To facilitate the review
process the Association would greatly appreciate
an electronic copy of the application, as well
as, a signed copy. The application form has space for a brief curriculum vitae,
a short description of the project, and the names of two referees. Note that
the Association cannot support requests for salary funding, and does not
normally provide subsistence or living expenses. A financial statement should
show the full costs of the project and any other sources of income.
The sum
requested of the Association must be clearly identified.
The TAA has a limited sum of money to dispense
and attempts to help as many worthy applicants
as possible. Therefore applicants are
requested to search for competitive airfares
wherever possible, and provide copies of any
flight quotes, or other high value items
requested in the application. The Association may
revise the amount of any grant depending upon the merit of the application and
the availability of funds.
The closing date for receipt
of applications is 31 January each year. Late applications can
only be
considered in exceptional circumstances. Applicants are normally advised
of the result by the following May, this
should therefore be taken into account when
applying for a grant. If you have a deadline
or activity
close to the normal notification date (i.e. May)
please make this clear as it may be possible to
inform you a little sooner.
The Association does not consider
retrospective applications (An application to
fund an activity that has already taken place or
will have taken place before grant notification).
Note : Grants
are only for Antarctic and / or directly related work and
only to nationals of the aforementioned
countries.
Applications from citizens / nationals of Australia, South
Africa and the UK (irrespective of current country of abode) should be sent
or e-mailed to:
Dr M L Curtis, Grants
Secretary, Trans-Antarctic Association, c/o British Antarctic Survey, High
Cross, Madingley Road, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0ET, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44
(0)1223 221429 Facsimile: +44 (0)1223 362616 E-mail: taagrants@bas.ac.uk
Applications
from citizens / nationals of New Zealand (Irrespective of current country of
abode) should be sent or e-mailed to:
Mr A J Heine, The Secretary, New Zealand
Advisory Committee, The Trans-Antarctic
Association,
15A Kotare Road, Days Bay, Lower Hutt 5013,
New Zealand.
For further details of NZ application procedure please
e-mail Mr A J Heine
Application
form downloads
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