Water-Energy-Food Emerging Scholars Award - 1st prize funded invite to Oxford University Workshop

The Global Water Forum is pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 Emerging Scholars Award. In 2014 the Award will be linked to a workshop at the University of Oxford: ‘Water, Food and Energy: Understanding and Managing the Risks and Trade-offs’ that will take place in June 2014.

The author of the winning entry to the Award will be invited to participate in this exclusive 4.5 day intellectual retreat attended by 35 leading researchers and water practitioners. First prize will include a travel grant (return economy travel valued up to AU$1500) and coverage of accommodation and venue expenses. All ten finalists will have the opportunity to have their articles published on the Global Water Forum and in a subsequent book.

Participants are required to:

  • submit a maximum of 4,000 words article relevant to the theme ‘Water, Food and Energy: Understanding and Managing the Risks and Trade-offs’. Entries may focus on the trade-offs across water-food-energy, water-food, and/or water-energy.
  • be a PhD recipient or PhD candidate and be under 36 years of age on the date of submission.

 

Further details and instructions can be found at http://www.globalwaterforum.org/awards/2014-emerging-scholars-award/. Applications open on January 22nd 2014 and close on April 22nd 2014. All submissions and enquiries should be directed to emergingscholars@globalwaterforum.org.

Please circulate this excellent opportunity for early-career scholars and practitioners to eligible colleagues, PhD coordinators, graduate placement officers, and other relevant persons at your institution.