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<div><span></span></div><blockquote style="margin-Top: 0px; margin-Bottom: 0px; margin-Left: 0.5em"><div class="FoxDiv20240608194958613013"><p><span style="font-size: 15px;">Up to $1500 cash prize, medal, certificate
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><strong>New deadline for Application: 25 june 2024</strong>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">To encourage and recognize
young researchers who have made outstanding achievements in the field of
ground-based geospace research and innovation of geospace science and
technology, the International Meridian Circle Program (IMCP) is pleased to
launch an honorary program, the Young Scientist Award. The details are as
follows and can be found on the web at <span><a href="https://workshop2024.imcp.ac.cn/YoungScientistAward.html" target="_blank" class="">Young Scientist Award - IMCP</a></span>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Definition</b>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">This award will provide
encouragement to young scientists who have achieved considerable success and
showed excellence in ground-based space weather research and taken an active
part in IMCP-related studies.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">A call for applications from
the research community will be made annually. Information will be distributed
through the IMCP and other mailing lists and the IMCP website.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Eligibility</b>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The definition of a Young
Scientist (early career) is a researcher who has been awarded his/her Ph.D. normally
within the past 8 years. Exception to this timeframe may be considered.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The applicant should conduct original
geospace scientific research and has made outstanding progress, using observations
from one or more observing facilities associated with the IMCP or other related
ground-based devices, or using other techniques (e.g., modeling) to help
understand these observations.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The award will recognize
outstanding individual contributions as demonstrated in various formats
including refereed literature and publications where the Young Scientist was a
lead or main author.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">To be eligible for the award,
submitting at least one abstract to and presenting at the IMCP workshop are
required. The award will be presented at the workshop venue.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Application</b>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The applicant should submit an
application package with the following documents:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;"></p><ul><li><span style="text-indent: 28.05pt; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">i. Curriculum
Vitae, with a brief (one-page) description of the research experience and
important scientific contributions;</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: 28.05pt; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">ii. A full
list of relevant publications with the complete list of authors and other
information;</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: 28.05pt; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">iii. Two or
more recommendation letters provided by the immediate supervisor and/or other
scientist(s) familiar with the applicant’s research;</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: 28.05pt; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">iv. The
submitted abstract title(s) to the IMCP workshop.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The application package in a
single PDF file should be sent to <span><em><a href="fyang@nssc.ac.cn" target="_blank">fyang@nssc.ac.cn</a></em></span> by the deadline (June 15,
2024 for the 2024 competition).
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Selection</b>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The IMCP Scientific Committee
is responsible for forming the review panel and conducting the review
procedure. No more than 5 awardees will be selected each year. The award will
include the citation, medal, and cash prize of up to USD 1500 or equivalent
which could be used to make travel arrangements to the IMCP workshop. The award
ceremony will be held during the IMCP workshop.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Requirements after funding:</b>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The awardees should acknowledge
the IMCP Young Scientist Award in their related publications and presentations.
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">For further information,
please contact: <span><em><a href="fyang@nssc.ac.cn" target="_blank">fyang@nssc.ac.cn</a></em></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i></i></span>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">Please find the application form in the attachment.</span><br>
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<font face="Microsoft YaHei">Liwen Ren</font><br><span style="font-family: 'Microsoft YaHei';">International Meridian Circle Program Manager</span><br>
<span style="font-family: 'Microsoft YaHei';">National Space Science Center, CAS</span><br><br>
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