David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship

Organization
Society for Conservation Biology
1133 15th St. NW, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20005
Phone Number
(202)234-4133
Emails
info@conbio.org
membership@conbio.org
Level of Study -
Professional Development
Award Type -
Fellowship
Purpose
To create opportunities for leading conservation scientists to strengthen their skills through two years of applied post-doctoral research, supplemented by training programs, peer networking, and field learning experiences.
Focus -
Biology.
Qualifications -
Applicant must be an Applicant must be a conservation biology as a discipline experienced dramatic growth over the past two decades and a growing body of academic research focuses; who have not yet completed their doctorate must clearly indicate on the application the date the degree is expected; U.S. citizenship is not required.
Criteria
Selection will be based on the committee criteria.
Amount -
$8,000
$32,000
$57,000
Award Duration -
Annual; Two years.
Number of Recipients -
5.
To Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically and must be in PDF or MS Word format; please include the applicants' last name in some part of the file name; research approaches may include comparative studies, synthetic analyses across sites, experimentation or observational studies, applied modeling or any combination; proposed research may include intensive work at one site, work at multiple sites, or comparative evaluations of studies by other scientists across many sites; in all cases, the central questions of the inquiry must be clearly articulated; proposed study sites must be noted; an explanation of how the results will inform conservation practice is required; the research plan, excluding literature cited, must not under any circumstances exceed 8 pages; font size must be at least 11 point, 2.5 cm margins; at least 1.5 line spacing; the cover letter, literature cited, personal statement, and curriculum vitae are not included in the 8-page limit for the research plan; the research plan should include the following; abstract, background section, statement of objectives, approaches and methods, anticipated results, research schedule and relevance to conservation science and practice; the complete application must include the following; cover letter; title page; research plan; applicants' curriculum vitae; personal statement; three letters of recommendation addressing the merits of the candidate and the candidate's proposal; sponsor support letter; sponsor's abbreviated curriculum vitae; support letter from practitioner mentor; indirect cost waiver; the personal statement should address the following questions, in at least 200 words; give an example(s) of an accomplishment you believe demonstrates your leadership skills or entrepreneurial abilities; how is your research cutting edge or innovative?; what will be the greatest impact of your research? who or what will be most greatly affected.
Deadline -
September 24.
Contact -
Email: smithinfo@smithfellows.org.
For more information
http://www.conbio.org