John W. Davies Memorial Award

One award of $3,000 is offered by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Arctic Section in memory of John W. Davies, a former Chairman of the Arctic Section.

Value

• $3,000

Eligibility/Criteria

The competition is open to any full-time graduate student at a recognized University in Canada whose research will assist in providing solutions to problems specifically encountered in marine cold regions (such as in the Arctic, subarctic, Antarctic, Polar, subpolar, or other cold ocean/sea environments). Qualifying marine cold regions research should be in any of the following areas:

• Transportation and operations, such as design, routing, safety and risk assessment, construction, or military.
• Development of offshore resources.
• Interaction of shipping and/or natural resource operations with ecosystems.
• Impacts of climate change.
• Developments in safety, Search and Rescue (SAR), environmental protection and pollution mitigation.
• Special areas of research in marine cold regions.

Application

Further information including submission instructions are found on the website.