Open calls and opportunities

December 2024 deadlines

• Contribute to the UNESCO consultation on a Global Diamond Open Access Framework.
• Call for applications for the position of Science Communicator at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB).
• Call for applications for participation in the CODATA RDM Terminology Working Group 2025. The RDMT Working Group is convened biennially to review and update the RDM Terminology, the essential reference resource for the RDM community. Deadline: 13 December.
• Submit an abstract for the 2025 International Union of Nutritional Sciences and International Congress of Nutrition. Deadline: 13 December.
• Call for special accreditation for NGOs and other relevant stakeholders to attend the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference. Deadline: 13 December.
• Call for nominations for 2024 Agarwal Prize for young scholars in ecological economics. Deadline: 15 December.
• Call for applications to the Visiting Scholars Program of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Deadline: 16 December.
• Call for comments and inputs to the global consultation by UNESCO and CODATA on developing data policies for crisis facilitated by open science. Deadline: 16 December.
• Call for applications for the position of Chair Observations Coordination Group of the Global Ocean Observing System. Deadline: 18 December.
• Call for applications for the position of Open Research Support Officer, National Open Research Forum (NORF) at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). Deadline: 18 December.
• Contribute to the survey on the mid-term evaluation of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)/Ocean Decade. Deadline: 20 December.
• Call for applications for the position of Coordinator at the World Water Assessment Programme of UNESCO. Deadline: 20 December.
• Call for nominations for IUPAC Emerging Innovator Award in Analytical Chemistry and IUPAC Analytical Chemistry Medal. Deadline: 31 December.
• Calls for applications for Sustainable Development Initiatives and Science Diplomacy Training, a transformative initiative led by UNESCO which spans from 2024 to 2033. Deadline: 31 December.
• Call for initiatives in the framework of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2033. Deadline: 31 December.
• Call for applications for the position of Researcher and Manuscript Writer at UNESCO headquarters. Deadline: 31 December.

January 2025 deadlines

• Call for projects including cross-cutting and working group proposals by the International Arctic Science Committee. Deadline: 6 January.
• Call for applications to the Scientific Research Programme “Instability and Threshold in Antarctica” by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research offering fellowships of $7,500 to early career researchers. Deadline: 7 January.
• Call for early-career fellows for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) methodological assessment of integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity. Deadline: 10 January.
• Call for nominations for the World Data System 2024-2025 Data Stewardship Award. Deadline: 15 January.
• Call for applications to co-chair the World Data System Data Stewardship Award celebrating individuals who have significantly improved the quality, integrity, and accessibility of research data. Deadline: 17 January.
• Call for nominations to the Volvo Environment Prize. Deadline: 20 January.
• Call for projects of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund for green and sustainable solutions channelling actions to prevent and minimize harm from chemicals and waste in developing countries. 31 January.
• Call for nominations for several awards of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences. Deadline: 31 January.
• Call for applications to the SG Academies South-East Asia Fellowship (SASEAF) Programme. Deadline: 31 January.

February 2025 deadlines

• Call for applications to the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics’ Visiting Scholar Program. Deadline: 15 February.

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