Hi everyone, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, PA) is currently accepting proposals for its 2018 Botany in Action Fellowship program, which fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed to excellent research and educational outreach.
Open to PhD students enrolled at US graduate institutions and conducting plant-based scientific field research, the BIA program provides each Fellow with: 1) $5,000 for use towards research-related expenses at sites in the US or abroad. 2) An all-expenses paid trip to Phipps Conservatory to engage in science outreach training and opportunities to translate and communicate his or her research to non-scientific, public audiences through written, visual and/or oral means. 3) Subsequent opportunities to connect his or her research with the public through programs, exhibits, and other outreach venues. BIA Fellowship research priorities (listed in no particular order):* * Ethnobotany, with special interest in plant use for physical and/or psychological well-being; * Diversity and conservation, particularly in regional (southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area) and tropical forests; * Landscape and brownfield restoration, particularly in plant-based ecosystem services; Sustainable landscapes; * Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health. *For 2018, special consideration will be given to research in the following areas (listed in no particular order): * Ethnobotany and/or plant-based conservation in central Cuba or the surrounding islands; * Plant-based ecosystem services for landscape and brownfield restoration; * Sustainable landscapes in the US, particularly applicable to the southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area. * Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health. Learn more about Phipps, the BIA fellowship program, and how to apply at: https://phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/for-the-world/botany-in-action/call-for-proposals APPLICATION DEADLINE: Jan 12, 2018 Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Ph.D. Science Education Outreach Coordinator Research and Science Education Department [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Desk: 412-622-6915 x3220 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens One Schenley Park Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 phipps.conservatory.org <https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/>facebook.com/phippsconservatory<https://www.facebook.com/phippsconservatory> twitter.com/phippsnews<http://www.twitter.com/phippsnews>
