Application Deadline: May 1, 2012. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply:
1. Ecological Systems Ecology and Management 2. Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management 3. Watershed Processes and Management 4. Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently or has been funded by DOD SERDP in whole or in part are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. Please visit http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/serdp_awards.php for full details and FAQs on eligibility and required documents. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
