Guidelines

General information

All research programs wishing to carry out research onboard the Amundsen are asked to submit a formal Ship Time Application, whether or not they apply for supplemental financial support from the Amundsen Science Ship Time Fund.

Eligibility criterias for this Ship Time Application:

• Your program must have well-defined objectives and sound methodologies.
• Your program is NOT a researcher or research group that is already conducting research on the Amundsen within the framework of a User Program. (For example, an ArcticNet network investigator (NI) cannot submit a ship time application for activities conducted as part of the ArcticNet marine-based research program; ArcticNet constitutes the User Program and applies for all NIs.)
• Your program have secured or pending funding for ship time from a granting agency through some scientific review process that confirms the scientific excellence of the proposed program.
• Your funding can originate from multiple sources, including private sector, international or government.
• Your funding from each source must be demonstrated in the budget section of the online form.

Types of application possible on this portal :

• Primary: These applications request a significant number of berths onboard (>5) and/or a significant amount of dedicated ship time.
• Secondary: These applications are meant for smaller research teams requesting less than 5 berths onboard the ship, and who want to participate in an already scheduled expedition.
• Letter of interest: These applications are for research programs that want to show their interest in applying for ship-time two or more years in advance. Letters of intent from complex large-scale multidisciplinary programs are useful for mid- and long-term planning by Amundsen Science management and the User Advisory Committee.

For any further questions and to discuss your program and availability and rates of the Amundsen for your research, contact info@as.ulaval.ca