Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics Visiting Scholar Program

Objectives

• The objective of the SVS program is to provide training to graduate students in well established solar terrestrial physics laboratories and institutions, for periods of between one and three months.
• The aim is to fund up to 10 scholars each year, related to the SCOSTEP PRESTO themes.
• The training will help the awardees to advance their career in solar terrestrial physics using the technique/skill they learned during the training.

Benefit

• SCOSTEP will provide the airfare, while the hosting lab will provide living expenses (lodging, meals, ground transportation, visa fees and other incidentals).
• Trainees should have their own health insurance or arrange a provision with the host institution.

Frequency

• At least four scholars each year with proposed research relevant to SCOSTEP PRESTO themes. The trainees will be selected on a competitive basis.

Eligibility Criteria

• This program is open to applicants from all countries but with an emphasis on applicants from developing countries.
• The program is open to Masters and PhD students with the requirement that the recipient has not received a PhD at the time of application to the program.

Criteria

• The committee is asked to score the applications in five criteria: Experience, Potential, Originality, Program Relevance, and Letters. The scoring system is on a scale of 1 to 5 as follows:
  • Unqualified
  • Uncompetitive
  • Competitive
  • Highly Competitive
  • Standout

For more information, visit SCOSTEP.