Yayasan Penyelidikan Antartika Sultan Mizan (YPASM) would like to call for proposals (Research Grant, Fellowship Scheme and Berth Support to Antarctica) under the Smart Partnership Initiative. The call for proposals only open to Malaysian researchers/ scientists from eight participating Smart Partnership Initiative universities namely, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, International Medical University, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan who have just joined the Initiative recently. Please refer to the attached poster and YPASM website (www.ypasm.my) to know more about the initiative and how to apply.

Kindly note that we have revised the Guidelines for Applicants. The documents can be downloaded here,

YPASM Research Grant – https://www.ypasm.my/research-grant/

YPASM Fellowship Scheme – https://www.ypasm.my/fellowship-scheme/

Below are the Deadline of Applications:

YPASM Research Grants             : 31 March 2023

YPASM Fellowship Scheme         : 31 March 2023

Berth Support to Antarctica:

A) Berth Support through British Antarctic Survey (BAS)

1)  BAS Pre-Award OSPQ: 22 December 2022
2)  Proposal Submission to YPASM: 31 January 2023
3)  BAS Post- Award OSPQ: 31 March 2023

B) Berth Support through SCAR Member Countries: 31 March 2023

We highly appreciate if you can help to disseminate this information to your network. For enquiries, please e-mail amanda@ypasm.my / intan@ypasm.my or call 03-2691 0651.