Grant Opportunity: Rea Internships in Ecology at Powdermill Biological Station. The Powdermill Nature Reserve is the field station of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The station provides an annual grant in honor of William and Ingrid Rea to graduate students wishing to conduct field research in any area of ecology at the reserve (see http://www.powdermill.org) . The reserve has roughly 1000 ha of mature mixed oak-maple forest, fallow fields and several streams. (For a description of vegetation see Utech 1999, Special Publication of the CMNH #29). The grant amount should not exceed $6000 and include housing at Powdermill at a discounted rate of $10 per night. Travel, equipment, and living expenses are allowable expenses. Applicants should send a proposal (maximum 5 pages) including a timeline and budget, with a copy of their cv to Powdermill¹s Senior Scientist, Andrew Mack, preferably by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or hard copy to: Andrew Mack, Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1847 Route 381, Rector, PA 15677. Deadline for proposals is 15 January 2008. Questions prior to submitting are welcome at the above email address. The proposal should emphasize the questions or concepts under investigation and describe methods in sufficient detail to assess their viability at Powdermill. Applicants should be enrolled graduate students and the project approved by their major advisor as part of their thesis or dissertation research. Projects incorporating Powdermill into multi-site comparisons or multi-year projects are welcome.
