{"id":300,"date":"2020-03-21T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/tba-field-courses-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T17:26:02","slug":"tba-field-courses-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/tba-field-courses-2020","title":{"rendered":"TBA field courses 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"green-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"Information_for_applicants\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Information for applicants<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Information_for_applicants\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Information for applicants<\/a><ul><li><ul><li><a href=\"#Who_should_apply\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">1.0.1<\/span> Who should apply<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Fees_and_scholarships\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">1.0.2<\/span> Fees and scholarships<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#More_information\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">1.0.3<\/span> More information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"Who_should_apply\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Who should apply<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Courses are designed for early career scientists, with teaching pitched at post-graduate level. Applicants must hold a biological degree by the course start date \u2013 or have completed at least 3 years of a biological degree course.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"Fees_and_scholarships\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Fees and scholarships<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>African and South East Asian applicants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A limited number of full or partial scholarships are available to successful African applicants (for courses in Africa) and those from South East Asian countries (for our Borneo course). Scholarships contribute to course costs which include course fees or tuition, national travel, accommodation and subsistence costs as well as the costs of international travel to and from the rendezvous location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Priority for places will be given to outstanding applicants but we will also take into consideration those who can raise full or part of their participation costs (i.e. course fees and travel costs). We would strongly encourage you to look for funding from grants, foundations or your organisation, and we will be willing to provide letter of support towards your applications. Please refer to the online&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/RP7G5WD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>application form<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or the downloadable pdf&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TBA-Field-course-Application-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TBA Field course Application form<\/a>&nbsp;to see the options available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>All other&nbsp;applicants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Participants from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/member-organisations\/\">TBA member organisations<\/a>&nbsp;pay a reduced rate of \u00a3900. This covers internal transport to and from the field site, accommodation, subsistence and course fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;It does not include your airfares, insurance and visa costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The course fee for participants from non-members is \u00a31200. If your institution is not currently a member, why not ask them to join?&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicants from member organisations also receive priority for course places<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All successful European and UK applicants can apply for a British Ecology Society scholarship (approximately \u00a3200). See&nbsp;Course Guide&nbsp;for details<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How and when to apply<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All applications must be made via our online&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/RP7G5WD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>application form<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and be supported by&nbsp;two confidential references (which must be completed and returned via this downloadable&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TBA-Field-Courses_Reference-Form.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reference form<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can only attend one course, but you may apply in successive years if not selected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">HERE is a link to a pdf version of the SurveyMonkey&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TBA-Field-course-Application-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TBA Field course Application form<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 please use this as a guide to help you consider your responses to the questions. You could then pre-write these and copy and paste the answers across when you login to apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"More_information\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>More information<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can read the course guides and have a look at our course timetables via the current&nbsp;<a title=\"Field Courses 2016\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/field-courses\/\">Field Courses<\/a>&nbsp;page. If you still have questions, contact the Course Coordinators: for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/\">applicants from Africa and Madagasca<\/a>r; or for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/\">applicants from South East Asia and all other countries<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 2019 we held two amazing field courses, one at the Van Thuyne Ridge Research Centre which saw TBA\u2019s first visit to northern Botswana and the second held at our regular Borneo training site within the stunning Danum Valley in Sabah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first TBA course of 2020 will be held in Kenya and applications are now open. Scroll down for the link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Read the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropical-biology.org\/field-courses-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;<strong>information for applicants<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for full details of selection criteria, fees and scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thanks for being patient and we look forward to another exciting and productive year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information for applicantsContents1 Information for applicants1.0.1 Who should apply1.0.2 Fees and scholarships1.0.3 More information Who should apply Courses are designed for early career scientists, with teaching pitched at post-graduate level. 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