Last call for a John and Pat Warham Studentship to study albatrosses and petrels

The late John Warham MNZM, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, DSc (1919-2010) holds his Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Medal

The John and Pat Warham Studentships administered by the British Ornithologists’ Union support postgraduate studies of procellariiform and sphenisciform seabirds by citizens of Commonwealth countries.  Applications are now open for projects commencing in 2023.  Successful proposals will combine the development of skills useful for a future career in ornithology with a sound scientific research proposal.

“This is our fourth and last studentship to be funded by the legacy left to us by John and Pat Warham.  The previous three rounds have seen applications from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and for this round we are particularly keen to see applications from the other Commonwealth jurisdictions (whose citizens form the majority within the Commonwealth). Whilst UK discrimination legislation prevents us from discriminating against any group on grounds of race, ethnicity or religion, we strongly wish our final studentship to better reflect the diversity of the Commonwealth, by making an award to an institute and student from a Commonwealth country other than the four we have received applications from to date.”

Deadline for applications 29 May 2022.  Read more on the studentship and how to apply here.

Read ACAP Latest News’ obituary for John Warham.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 14 March 2022