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==History== | ==History== | ||
The scholarship was launched on 18 March 2020 at the behest of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Minister of Conservation]]. | The scholarship was launched on 18 March 2020 at the behest of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Minister of Conservation]]. It has been awarded each year since inception. | ||
==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
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#Researching a topic aligned with climate-change or global conservation issues. | #Researching a topic aligned with climate-change or global conservation issues. | ||
#Planning a research project for 2021. | #Planning a research project for 2021. | ||
==Awardees== | |||
In 2020, the first award of $500 was given to Abena Dufie Wiredu Bremang, a doctoral student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana to help further her research on the hydrological impacts of climate change on water security of the White Volta Basin, a transnational region in West Africa. | |||
The second award was given in 2021 to Katie O'Brien, a doctoral student at the University of Bath. This scholarship supported Katie's research on the diet and health of [[penguin]]s living on Signy Island. | |||
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!Portrait | |||
!Name | |||
!Year | |||
!Project | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Abena Dufie.png|200px]] | |||
|Abena Dufie Wiredu Bremang | |||
|2020 | |||
|Water security of the White Volta Basin. | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Katie Obrien.png|200px]] | |||
|Katie O'Brien | |||
|2021 | |||
|Health of [[penguin]]s living on Signy Island. | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Michael cary Grant-2022.jpg|200px]] | |||
|Michael Cary | |||
|2022 | |||
|Effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol. | |||
|} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||