The SCAR Medal for Education and Communication Grant

The SCAR Medal for Education and Communication recognizes excellence and innovation in promoting Antarctic research and education. Nominees should demonstrate impactful contributions to educating future researchers and enhancing public understanding of Antarctic science. This award encourages nominations from all backgrounds, emphasizing diversity and inclusion. The nomination process has been streamlined, with an initial online form leading to a shortlist evaluated by a committee. Self-nominations are not accepted, ensuring a fair selection of deserving candidates.

SCAR MEDAL NOMINATIONS
The nomination process has been revised. Initial nominations for each Medal will simply require a short online form to be filled out, and the resulting shortlist for each Medal will be considered by a reviewing committee and reduced to 3 top candidates. The nominators of each of the top 3 will be asked to provide further material in support of their candidate, before final selection of the Medal recipients.
As an international organization, SCAR promotes diversity, equality, and inclusion at all levels, and therefore we encourage nomination by individuals from all backgrounds.
There are no age restrictions or limits on nominees and no higher education degree requirements – everyone is eligible to be nominated. However, self-nominations are not accepted.
Education and communication activities:
An explanation of the range and significance of activities undertaken by the nominee in the course of their career. It is important to highlight activities that demonstrate creativity, originality, quality and effectiveness.
Impact of education and communication activities:
Evidence of the impact of the nominee’s education and communication activities on the wider community including, where possible, evaluation of the impact through metrics or other measures. Include consideration of the resourcing, societal benefit and public understanding of the education and communication activities of the nominee.
Recognition of education and communication activities:
Awards, prizes and citations that the nominee has received in recognition of their education and communication activities, and in appreciation by their peers and the wider community.
Contribution to advancing SCAR activities:
How the nominee has contributed to the SCAR mission and objectives through their involvement internally within SCAR groups, initiatives and committees, or externally by their influence in the wider community.
This medal is awarded for excellence or innovation in, and sustained commitment to:

• communicating Antarctic research,
• making a significant contribution to educating the next generation of Antarctic researchers, or
• contributing to building new capacity in SCAR member countries.

Eligibility

Nominees are welcomed in all areas of Antarctic and Southern Ocean research.
There are no age restrictions or limits on nominees and no higher education degree requirements – everyone is eligible to be nominated. Nominees should have a significant record of achievement in terms of the quality, effectiveness, and creativity of their engagement in one or more of these three key areas of education and communication. Nominations should illustrate the impact of achievements, both by type and extent, as well as explaining their importance and relevance for SCAR. A succinct justification for the recognition, outlining the significance of the candidate’s accomplishments, should be provided by the nominator (maximum length 2000 characters).

Ineligibility

Self-nominations are not accepted.