Kathryn Fuller Fellowships
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in <http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/priority-places.html>WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
* <http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/research-topics.html#ecosystem
* <http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/research-topics.html#forests>measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
* <http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/research-topics.html#freshwater>climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources
Fuller Doctoral Fellows receive either $15,000 or $20,000 allocated over a period of up to 2 years to cover research expenses.
Fuller Postdoctoral Fellows receive $140,000 to cover a stipend and research expenses over a period of up to two years as well as $17,500 to cover indirect costs at the host institution over the two-year fellowship period.
Citizens of any nation may apply. Applicants for Fuller Doctoral Fellowships must be currently enrolled in a PhD program. WWF staff, directors, and their relatives as well as current Russell E. Train Fellows are ineligible to receive Fuller Fellowships.
Deadline for applications is January 31, 2010.
For more information on complete eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and how to apply, please visit the <http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/item1296.html>Fuller Fellowship webpage.
Or you may send your questions to
WWF-US Priority Places
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/amazon/index.html>Amazon – portions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/arctic/index.html>Arctic – Arctic portions of Canada, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States (Alaska)
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/borneo/index.html>Borneo and Sumatra – portions of Indonesia, Malaysia
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/coastaleastafrica/index.html>Coastal East Africa – coastal and marine areas of Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/congo/index.htmll>Congo Basin – portions of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/coraltriangle/index.html>Coral Triangle – coastal and marine areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor Leste, Solomon Islands
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/easternhimalayas/index.html>Eastern Himalayas – Bhutan, Nepal
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/galapagos/index.html>Galapagos – Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/mexico/>Mexico – State of Chiapas, Chihuahuan Desert , Gulf of California, Mesoamerican Reef of Mexico, Monarch Butterfly Reserve, State of Oaxaca
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/namibia/index.html>Namibia
<http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/ngp/index.html>US Northern Great Plains – portions of the states of Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
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