Date

Call for Proposals
European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research
Svalbard, Norway

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2008

For further information, please go to:
http://arcfac.npolar.no

Or contact the ARCFAC Secretariat at:
Phone: +47-7902-2611
Email: arcfac [at] npolar.no


The European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research (ARCFAC), in
Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway invites applications for research proposals
within all fields of Arctic environmental research, specifically within
the following disciplines:
- Marine and terrestrial biology;
- Climate research in the troposphere and stratosphere;
- Surface phenomena, snow and ice;
- Geodesy and space geodesy;
- Air quality research and arctic pollution; and
- Multidisciplinary environmental sciences.

The European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research in Ny-Alesund is
part of the Ny-Alesund Research Infrastructure facility, run by several
countries. Information about ongoing research in Ny-Alesund can be
obtained by contacting the Svalbard Science Forum
(http://www.ssf.npolar.no/pages/start.htm) or in the "Research in
Svalbard" database (http://www.ssf.npolar.no/pages/database.htm).

Applicants must use the online application form, and submit a proposal
using the online template. For more information, including eligibility
criteria, project proposal content, terms of access, and funding, please
go to the program's website at: http://arcfac.npolar.no.

Proposals must be submitted by 30 September 2008. Please direct all
queries to the ARCFAC Secretariat at:
Phone: +47-7902-2611
Email: arcfac [at] npolar.no