domingo, 16 de enero de 2011

2011 Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fellowships to support doctoral and postdoctoral research on marine protected areas (MPAs)

World Wildlife Fund is announcing the 2011 Kathryn Fuller Science for
Nature Fellowships to support doctoral and postdoctoral research on
marine protected areas (MPAs) that shows promise to enhance scientific
understanding of their ecological and social impacts and that will
strengthen science-based conservation and policy in the following
WWF-US priority marine regions:

Bering Sea;

Gulf of California;

Mesoamerican Reef;

Galapagos;

Coastal East Africa
(coastal and marine areas of Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania); and

Coral Triangle
(Bismarck-Solomon Sea
s, Banda-Flores Seas, Sulu-Sulawesi Seas).

Fuller Postdoctoral Fellows receive $140,000 to cover a stipend and
research expenses over a period of up to two years. In addition, up to
$17,500 will be granted to cover indirect costs at the host
institution over the two-year fellowship period. Doctoral Fellows
receive either $15,000 or $20,000, depending on the location of their
research and home universities, allocated over a period of up to 2
years to cover research expenses.
The deadline for application submission is January 31, 2011.

For more information on the Fuller Doctoral Fellowship, please visit:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/doctoralfund.html

For more information on the Fuller Postdoctoral Fellowship, please visit:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/postdoctoral-fellowships.html

For questions or further information, please contact fullerfund@wwfus.org