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