*Dear Colleagues,*
*We are recruiting fellows for the 2017-2018 Cohort of the IGERT Coasts and Communities Program at UMass Boston. PhD candidates, interested in conducting transdisciplinary research and developing innovative and sustainable solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges, are invited to apply. Please pass this announcement along to interested students. Thank you!* *Best regards,* *Maria* Maria A. Petrova, PhD IGERT Program Manager School for the Environment University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125-3393 T: 617-287-3786 www.facebook.com/coastsandcommunities www.umb.edu/igert The NSF supported Coasts and Communities IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) program at the University of Massachusetts Boston will provide fellowships to PhD students interested in pursuing research in a breadth of environmentally-focused disciplines while working collaboratively to develop and implement sustainable solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. We expect applicants to be deeply committed to the principles of transdisciplinarity and to bring a global perspective to their work. Fellows receive $30,000 per year for two years plus tuition waiver and health benefits. Interested individuals must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students are eligible for consideration as a Coasts and Communities fellow upon acceptance into the following PhD programs: · Environmental Science <https://www.umb.edu/academics/environment/grad/environmental_sciences/es_phd> (Application Deadline: December 15) · Marine Science and Technology <https://www.umb.edu/academics/environment/grad/marine_science/mst_phd> (Application Deadline: December 15) · Environmental Biology <https://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology/grad/environmental_biology_phd> (Application Deadline: January 2) · Global Governance and Human Security <https://www.umb.edu/academics/mgs/crhsgg/grad/globalgov_phd> (Application Deadline: January 15) · Business Administration <https:/www.umb.edu/academics/cm/business_administration_phd/mis> (Application Deadline: January 15) To be considered for the Coasts and Communities IGERT fellowship, applicants should also complete an IGERT application <http://apps.umassboston.net/igert/fellow> by February 15, 2017. For more information, visit the IGERT website www.umb.edu/igert or contact the IGERT program manager, Dr. Maria Petrova, at [email protected] or +1 617.287.3786. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
