This scholarship is awarded every two years in memory of Michel Batisse. It rewards the efforts undertaken to manage a biosphere reserve in accordance with the recommendations of the Seville Strategy.

The deadline to submit the application form for the 2014 Michel Batisse Scholarship is October 31, 2013.

Submission

Case studies must be submitted and approved by the respective MAB National Committees, and/or the National Commissions for UNESCO of the country concerned. Applications for 2013 grants must reach the MAB Secretariat in Paris by 31 January 2013 at the latest.

• Program title: Michel Batisse Biosphere Reserve Management Fellowship
• Amount of the grant: $6,000 USD grant, as well as travel and subsistence allowances in Paris, in order to present the case study at the MAB-CIC session.
• Price frequency: Every year, at the time of the MAB-CIC.
• Responsibility for the technical review of the proposals received and for recommending the winner for review and approval by the MAB Bureau: International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves
• Language of presentation of case studies: English and French
• Application process: Each country can submit a case study on the management of biosphere reserves, no longer than 30 pages at most (20 pages recommended) and well illustrated with scientific data, figures and tables, photographs, and other supporting documentation.

Application form

• French (Word)
• English (Word)