Nominations for the 2024 Edition of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretary-General’s Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research have been extended until 30 April 2024.
Launched at the ISA Assembly in July 2018, the Award recognizes and encourages the achievements of young researchers from developing countries who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge of the deep-sea environment or the development of environmentally sustainable regulatory frameworks. This unique initiative has been supported by Monaco since 2018.
The awardee will receive a cash prize of USD4,000 and other benefits, including the opportunity to participate in an environmental and exploration campaign in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean in 2025 with Loke CCZ. The cruise will include both resource and environment work across Loke CCZ’s contract areas.
The Secretary-General’s Award is one of the voluntary commitments made by ISA during the United Nations Ocean Conference in 2017 and renewed in 2022 to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources (#OceanAction40845).
Nominations and supporting documents should be submitted to sgaward@isa.org.jm on or before 30 April 2024. Details about eligibility criteria and nomination procedure are available here.
For enquiries, please contact:
Dr. Giovanni Ardito, Associate Policy Officer at gardito@isa.org.jm