Expression of Interest: Novara One Planet Arctic Programme
This form should be used to submit an expression of interest (EOI) for project proposals to contribute to the Novara One Planet applied research and capacity building programme. Novara is a sailing vessel offering researchers the opportunity to join a portion of her route to conduct their work. Projects should have a focus on Arctic trans- or multidisciplinary research which links to community preparedness and adaptation to climate change. Themes include: coastal hazard risk reduction; vulnerability; climate change impacts; climate change adaptation; community and ecosystem resilience; ocean literacy; ocean and coastal governance.

The Novara One Planet programme will run from Spring 2023 to 2026 as this spans the initial timeframe for the ship's planned route. Projects proposed here should have defined start and end dates, and be predominantly fieldwork based. Applicants don't need previous sailing experience, but they will need to contribute as crew, and be prepared to learn, undertake training, and to live aboard a confined sailboat.

The deadline to submit an expression of interest is March 6th, 2023 at close of business.

Successful applicants will need to fund their research, travel to and from joining the ship, accommodation on land before and after setting sail, and contributions to ship fuel, maintenance, and food.


How does this EOI process work?
  • The UK Polar Network Committee Members will review your EOI submission. We will shortlist the strongest proposals and present these to the Novara team.
  • The Novara team may then ask for a further, more detailed project description.
  • The proposals jointly selected by the UKPN Committee and Novara will be supported in applying for grant funding to resource their project. We cannot guarantee that funds will be secured as you will need to apply independently (with support from UKPN and Novara).
  • If you are selected, you may be asked to meet the Novara team, sail with them around the UK for a couple of days, and undertake training, to ensure that you will be a good fit with the rest of the crew.
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Full Name *
Email address *
Current role and institution *
Are you an early career researcher? *
We consider early career to be within 10 years of completing your highest educational qualification or currently still in an educational programme. You do not need to be early career to propose a project for the Novara One Planet programme, however the UKPN will only be supporting the successful proposals of early career researchers and/or professionals. 
Experience *
Please describe, in no more than 500 characters, your most relevant experience and training related to your proposed project and the Novara programme. This should include relevant educational qualifications, research background, experience at sea and sailing, safety training undertaken, and prior research leadership. 
Project Title *
Please provide the title of your proposed project - this can be a working title at this stage. 
Geographic Locations *
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Project Start Date *
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Project End Date *
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Project Summary *
Please provide no more than 500 characters summarising your project. 
Alignment with Novara *
Please provide no more than 500 characters explaining how your project is aligned with the Novara One Planet applied research and capability building programme.  Be sure to have reviewed the Programme description linked in the EOI background information above. 
Co-design and community experience *
Please summarise, in no more than 500 characters, your experience co-designing research and working with communities. If you have this is experience in the Arctic, please highlight that here too. 
Communication and Engagement *
Please describe, in no more than 500 characters, what the outputs of your project will be, how you intend to communicate them, and to whom. 
Career and Development *
Please describe, in no more than 500 characters, your career aspirations and how conducting this project will help you develop in areas you are interested and passionate about. 
What is the total budget for this project? *
Please indicate, rounded to the nearest whole number, the GBP required to undertake this project from start to finish. You should consider the following:
  • Travel costs to get to the ship (you may be joining overseas), and to return home.
  • Accommodation costs for a few days before and potentially after joining the ship. Setting sail is dependent on weather so the number of nights needed can be unpredictable. 
  • Fuel, boat maintenance, and food costs (Novara estimate these to be approximately £40 per day of sailing).
  • Research costs - equipment needed, shipping of equipment to the boat etc. 
Grant Identification
Please briefly list any grant opportunities you have found which may be able to support funding for this project. If selected, UKPN committee members will be able to provide guidance and review your application to possible grants. If you plan on self-funding, please indicate here. 
In an ideal world, what training would you want/be interested in to prepare you for this project?
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