I thought that this fellowship opportunity might be of interest to folks on the GEP listserv and their students. The application deadline is February 1, 2008. Please forgive any cross postings!
Liz Shapiro ---------------------------------------------------- NSF-IGERT Applied Biodiversity Science Doctoral Fellowship Participating faculty in ten departments at Texas A&M University would like to encourage prospective doctoral students to apply to the new Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship "Applied Biodiversity Science: Bridging Ecology, Culture and Governance." The vision of Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) is to achieve integration between biodiversity research and on-the-ground conservation practices. Three pillars support the program: (1) integrated research in biological and social sciences; (2) cross-disciplinary research and collaboration with conservation institutions and actors in the field, and (3) application of conservation theory to practice. Research teams of faculty mentors and students, in collaboration with partners at sites in Latin American and the US Southwest, will develop complementary dissertations related to two research themes: (A) Ecological Functions and Biodiversity; and (B) Communities and Governance. The ABS-IGERT will produce scientists prepared to understand ecological functions of local ecosystems, and also the activities and needs of surrounding communities in wider social, economic, and political contexts. The NSF-IGERT Program Traineeships include a $30,000 stipend per year plus $10,500 toward cost of education (tuition, fees, health insurance, and other benefits) and some funding for field research. Please consult the ABS website (http://biodiversity.tamu.edu) for more information. Please also feel free to contact the program coordinator or associated faculty for more specific queries. Elizabeth Shapiro Coordinator Applied Biodiversity Science, NSF-IGERT 210 Nagle Hall, 2258 TAMU Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2258 (979) 845-7494 (tel) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://biodiversity.tamu.edu/
