The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of five $1,000 travel awards to students presenting papers or posters at the 2007 ESA/SER Joint Meeting in San Jose, CA. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's corporate environmental research and development (R&D) program, planned and executed in full partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.=20
=20 Students with abstracts accepted in one of three subject areas are eligible to apply. These areas are:=20 * Ecosystem management=20 * Invasive species * Threatened and endangered species=20 =20 To apply, please submit the following information. * Complete contact information=20 * A copy of the accepted abstract=20 * A letter of recommendation from your advisor=20 * A brief statement (maximum 200 words) responding to the question "How will your research contribute to management of natural resources on federal lands?"=20 * Proof of student status=20 =20 Please submit application materials by June 1, 2007 to:=20 =20 Scott Roberts Mississippi State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 662-325-3044 =20 Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Winners will be notified by the end of June. Awards will be presented in person at the SERDP booth in San Jose at a time to be announced. =20 Scott Roberts Dept. of Forestry Mississippi State University 662-325-3044 (office) 662-418-1308 (cell) 662-325-8726 (fax) =20
