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The Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award
The Xerces Society is now accepting applications for two $3,750 awards
for research into Lepidoptera conservation.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The DeWind Awards are given to students who are engaged in research
leading to a university degree related to Lepidoptera conservation and
who intend to continue to work in this field. All proposals must be
written by the student researcher. Proposed research should have a clear
connection to Lepidoptera conservation and must be completed within one
year from receiving funds. Applicants may be graduate or undergraduate
students; however, please note that all but one awardee, to date, have
been pursuing graduate research. Applications from countries outside the
United States will be considered but must be written in English and
international applicant work cannot involve work in the United States.
Submission Deadline for 2019 Awards
The submission deadline is Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 11:59 PM PST.
Award winners will be announced by March 31, 2019, with the awards given
by May 2019.
Instructions for Submitting the Proposal
All proposals must be submitted by email to dew...@xerces.org
<mailto:dew...@xerces.org>. The proposal should be attached as a single
file in PDF format. The subject line of the email should read "DeWind
Award Proposal 2019."
Proposal Format (all text should use 12 pt font and one inch margins)
1. Cover page (1 page)
a. Title. List the title in Bold.
b. Contact information. Provide the name and contact information for the
applicant and their major advisor. Include institutional affiliations,
complete mailing address, and country. Also provide an email address and
telephone number (include country code if outside the United States).
c. Abstract. Include a project summary immediately following the title
and contact information. The summary should be limited to 100 words and
should not exceed one paragraph.
2. Proposal body (2 pages). Begin with a clear statement of the problem
or objectives, follow with a clear methods section, and end with a
substantial conclusion. The proposal should include a discussion of
potential conservation applications and results, and what products, if
any, will result from this work.
3. Additional information. On separate pages, please include all of the
following information: cited literature, detailed project budget,
project timeline, and a short (2 pages or less) CV. It is the goal of
the DeWind Award that the funds be used for direct research-related
expenses; overhead and/or administrative fees are considered ineligible.
4. Please include all of the materials as a single attachment. No other
attachments or supporting materials should be included.
For more information, to download a PDF of the submission guidelines,
and to read summaries of previous award winning projects, please visit
https://xerces.org/joan-dewind-award/.
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*Candace Fallon*
Conservation Biologist
Endangered Species Program
/Protecting the Life that Sustains Us/
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