Future of the Collaborative Gearing Scheme (CGS)
The Collaborative Gearing Scheme is intended to provide opportunities for researchers based at higher education institutions (and academic analogues) to undertake field-based research in Antarctica, in scientific collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and with logistic support provided by BAS.
The scheme does not provide funding for salaries, capital equipment or other direct costs, but does offer access to BAS Antarctic infrastructure, together with transport between the UK and Antarctica and the provision of fieldwork clothing. Further information can be obtained on the BAS website.
Although responsive-mode research proposals requiring access to BAS Antarctic infrastructure will in future be considered through the responsive-mode standard grant scheme (instead of through the Antarctic Funding Initiative), it has been decided that the Collaborative Gearing Scheme will be continued.
Note that CGS proposals requesting fieldwork support for the 2010-11 Antarctic field season must be submitted no later than 31 March 2010. For further information, please contact Martin Miller [mfm@bas.ac.uk].