S.T. Lee Travel Award

The S.T. Lee Travel Award provides funding for one young researcher per year to engage with the International Arctic Research Center through exchange visits.

Each year, one young scientist is chosen for an exchange visit between the Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) and the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks (IARC). The host centre alternates each year and the student is recommended by the Director of the host centre.

The chosen young scientist gives a talk at the host centre and interacts widely with scientists at the host university and centre.

Within a month of the completion of the visit he/she should provide both directors and the Lee Seng Tee Foundation with a short report that reflects both the activities undertaken and the value of the visit.

The exchange visit may be for one week or another mutually agreeable period. If extra expenses are incurred, the host centre will provide them.

Previous recipients

Billy van Uitregt (VUW) and Cecelia Kumeroa (IHI Design Studio) tbc 2023
Yaowen Zheng (VUW) tbc 2023
Kristen Timms (IARC) February 2023
Eric Petersen (IARC) December 2022
Ian Blixt (VUW) August 2022
David Rounce (IARC) March 2020 (travel cancelled due to COVID-19)
Lauren Vargo (VUW) August 2019
Leo Pure (VUW) October 2018
Andrew Johnson (IARC) March 2018
Eva Sutter (VUW) April 2017
Sean Barberie (IARC) March 2016
Christian Kienholtz (IARC) October 2015
Shaun Eaves (VUW) July 2014
Christina Carr (IARC) January 2013
Alice Doughty (VUW) November 2012
Andrew Mackintosh (VUW) June 2012
Marijke Habermann (IARC) February 2011
Nick Golledge (VUW) November 2010
Ana Aguilar-Islas (IARC) April 2009
Keleigh Jones (VUW) May 2008
Jason Amundson (IARC) November 2006
Daniel Pringle (VUW) December 2004

See International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks for details of research activities.