The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) seeks an Executive Secretary to direct the IASC Secretariat, to guide IASC activities and to manage IASC finances. This is a five-year term position based in Akureyri, Iceland. Application deadline: May 15, 2016.



The conference is organized on 14 June 2016 in Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland and is part of the 2016 Finnish presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is organised in connection with the work of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ ad hoc group for quality in higher education.



The Agency for International Development (USAID) invites applications for its sustainable water partnership. This aims to increase resilience to water security risk at the basin, sub-basin, or local catchment scale. The deadline for this call is 16 May 2016.


The Nordic Working Environment Committee is inviting applications for its working environment project grants. These aim to support projects focusing on the effects of globalisation and the demographic development. The deadine for this call is 15 August 2016.

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) is calling for applications for funding of joint projects between higher education institutions in Norway and Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia and South Africa under the UTFORSK Partnership Programme. The deadlines are 31 May and 17 October 2016.


Universities, companies, research institutions and organizations have one month left to submit proposals for Breakout Sessions at the Fourth Arctic Circle Assembly to be held October 7 – 9, 2016 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2016.

Organizers of the Arctic Science Summit Week 2017 in Prague (Czech Republic) on 31 March – 7 April 2017 are now accepting session proposals for the ASSW 2017 Science Symposium, entitled "A Dynamic Arctic in Global Change". Deadline: June 30, 2016.