Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,
We are glad to inform you, about the new call for speleological events support. Granted can be international expeditions or other events, focused on the exploration, study, or protection of caves and karst, with emphasis on educational, technical, and/or scientific cooperation.
All requests should show explicitly, that the proposed event is in agreement with the Statutes, Internal Regulations and Code of Ethics of the UIS. In addition, speleological expeditions must involve participants from at least three different countries. Requests which do not meet this requirements will not be accepted. Conditions and more details about speleological events support can be found in the Speleological Events Support Guidelines on https://uis-speleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Speleological-Events-Support-Guidelines-Version-2-September-2019.pdf, or do not hesitate to ask UIS Vice President of Administration Zdenek Motycka at z.motycka@mediform.cz .
The deadline for this call is November 30, 2023.
All request received till deadline, will be evaluated by the UIS Bureau and the best projects will be supported. For this call, the UIS Bureau has decided to dedicate a max. amount of 3000,‐ EUR, it means, that this amount is maximum what can be split betwen ALL supported projects. All requests received after the deadline will not be accepted, but can be submitted for the next call in 2024.
Your requests must be sent before deadline to the UIS via Secretary General Johannes Mattes at johannes.mattes@oeaw.ac.at
Applicants will be notified about the outcome of their proposal by the end of January 2024.
Best regards,
Zdenek Motycka
UIS Vice President of Administration