Дата проведення: 06/29/10 - 12/01/10
Місце проведення: USA
Організатор: St. Louis
Type of grant: For studying abroad, For scientificresearches, Scholarships
The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the Universityof Missouri-St. Louis, in collaboration with The Christensen Fund, invitesapplications from suitably qualified, highly motivated graduates for fullyfunded masters and Ph.D. fellowships in plant conservation.
The purpose of The Christensen Fund Fellowship Program in Plant Conservation isto educate botanists who will become decision-makers in their home countries.The two to five year fellowships (depending on degree program) are designed toattract and support individuals from tropical countries who will return totheir country or region following graduation and make a significant differencein the development and application of plant conservation programs.
Applicants for Christensen Fund Fellowships must have a bachelor’s degree inbiology and be able to demonstrate strong leadership and scientific potentialin applied plant conservation. These fellowships are open to students fromtropical countries in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, South-EastAsia, Malesia and Pacific Island countries.
Applicants must submit completed application and personal data forms, threeletters of recommendation from faculty members at previously attended collegesor universities, or other people qualified to assess the applicants’capabilities for graduate study, and transcripts of all post-secondary academicwork. Students applying for financial support from the Biology Department alsomust complete the TA/RA/Fellowship Application form and submit a 1-3 pageletter describing their goals for graduate study. Students wishing to beconsidered for a Christensen Fund Graduate Fellowship in Plant Conservationmust also provide a one-page statement describing their experience, ambitions,and match with the aims of this special fellowship program. In addition,applicants to the Ph.D. program must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE)scores (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical). Although not required foradmission to Master’s programs, GRE scores are strongly recommended. Admissionnormally requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in biology and 3.0(Ph.D.) or 2.75 (M.S.) overall, as well as an appropriate background forgraduate work in biology, including courses in genetics, biochemistry, andevolution. Courses in organic chemistry, college physics, and calculus areexpected, and statistics is recommended.
Grant subject:Biology/Medicine