The Florida Museum of Natural History/McGuire Center for Lepidoptera
and Biodiversity at the University of Florida and the Butterfly
Conservation Initiative are requesting scholarship applications for a
new professional training program funded in part by an Institute of
Museum and Library Service's 21^st Century Museum Professionals grant
designed to strengthen the capacity of institutions and their staff
to play a strategic role in imperiled butterfly recovery.
/Imperiled Butterfly Conservation and Management /(/IBCM/)/ /is
designed for professionals from natural history museums, zoos,
aquariums, botanical gardens, arboretums, nature centers,
science/technology centers or similar conservation-based
institutions. Successful applicants will participate in a series of
five (5) intensive four-day laboratory and field training workshops
over three years from 2009 to 2011. Workshops and on-going mentoring
will provide structured, hands-on skills training, opportunities to
share information, learn best-practices, and foster new
collaborations, as well as the resources necessary to launch or
enhance important butterfly-focused conservation programs.
*A total of twenty-five (25) full scholarships will be available*.
Scholarships cover ALL participant costs including domestic airfare
and ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and meal stipend.
Multiple individuals from each institution may apply. Application
deadline is February 23, 2009.
For an application or more information, please contact Dr. Jaret
Daniels at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or
352-273-2022.
