Request for Proposal: Use the R/V Lake Guardian to conduct an educational
course on the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO), is requesting proposals for use of the R/V Lake Guardian
during June or July of 2001, to conduct an educational course on the Great
Lakes.
Courses should be designed to teach undergraduates, graduate students, or
teachers about the physical, chemical, and biological components of the
Great Lakes ecosystem. Courses designed specifically for teachers should
help them apply Great Lakes science to their curriculum. Students would be
trained in both field and laboratory work aboard the vessel, and would be
eligible to receive academic credit.
Courses should be approximately one week long. The recipient of the award
would be responsible for designing the course, providing at least two
instructors, advertising through appropriate venues, and performing other
administrative functions associated with the course. Special preference
will be given to recipients who can offer a diverse pool of
students, from various institutions across the Great Lakes Region, equal
opportunities to participate. GLNPO would provide the ship time as well as
two environmental scientists. The estimated value of ship time for a week
-long course is approximately $70,000. The R/V Lake Guardian is 180-ft
long, and can accommodate approximately 15 students, 5
instructors, and the crew. Room will be supplied by GLNPO, with a fee
charged daily to each student for meals.
Selection Criteria
Proposals received will be judged according to the following criteria:
1. Qualifications of professors
2. Quality of the course syllabus
3. Affordability to students
4. Ability to include students from a diverse pool across the Great Lakes
Region
5. Projected benefits to Great Lakes conservation, outreach, and/or
research as a result of the course (e.g.training graduate students (future
researchers) about the ecology of the Great Lakes,proposed research to
accompany course, training teachers who will then incorporate Great Lakes
issues in their classroom, public web pages,publications etc.)
Eligibility
All academic institutions in the Great Lakes area are eligible to apply.
Preferential treatment will be given to institutions that can select
students from a diverse pool while charging the same program fee regardless
of affiliation.
Proposals (2 copies) should be submitted to:
Paul Horvatin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office (G-17J)
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Proposals are due at the above address by close of business February 23,
2001.
Proposals should not exceed 10 pages in length and will be evaluated
against the above
criteria. Applicants seeking additional information may contact Sandra
Hellman at (312)
353-5006 or via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This request for proposals is on line at: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2
001guid/lakeguardian.html
USEPA is accepting FY 2001 Great Lakes preproposals until February 16, 2001
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/
Additional information about USEPA Great Lakes Funding is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/
Visit the USEPA Great Lakes Program (GLNPO) on line at:
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/
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