La Suerte Field Station Student Letters

Financial Aid/Grants

The Center for Field Research and Earthwatch Institute announce TWO opportunities for scientific research support through the Earthwatch model of participant-funding:

* CENTER FOR FIELD RESEARCH GRANTS
http://www.earthwatch.org/cfr/cfr.html
- Field grants ranging from $10,000 - 130,000 per year using 20 or more volunteers per year over multiple 7-16 day teams (grant level varies with number of volunteers used)

* STUDENT CHALLENGE AWARDS PROGRAM GRANTS
http://www.earthwatch.org/cfr/CFRdurfee.html
- Grants range from $6,000 to $15,000, supporting a single two-three week team of six-eight high-school aged scholarship recipients. These students are identified through a nationwide selection process.

Please share the following announcements with your colleagues in time for July and August review of proposals for Year 2000 support.

CENTER FOR FIELD RESEARCH GRANTS

The Center for Field Research (CFR) is currently reviewing proposals for Earthwatch field grants for multi-year studies in the biological, physical, and social sciences. Long-term and multi-disciplinary studies are encouraged. Projects may be fielded in any country where it is safe and feasible to involve international volunteers.

Well-educated and highly motivated non-specialist volunteers serve as data collectors and field assistants. VolunteersΓ participation fees generate research grants averaging $20,000 per year. At least 20 volunteers must be employed, spread throughout the year, typically on 3 to 5 teams of 7-16 days each. Grants cover the costs of maintaining volunteers and research staff in the field and often covers other project expenses (except leadersΓ salaries, capital equipment, and overhead). Applying for EarthWatch Institute/ CFR grants is a two-stage process, starting with a preliminary proposal. CFR Preliminary proposal forms must be received by July 30, 1999 for consideration in year 2000 (one year lead time). If accepted, a full proposal would be needed by August 20, 1999, so please apply early!

Please use the two-page CFR form. To download this form and for further information, please visit the CFR web site at:
http://www.earthwatch.org/cfr/cfr.html
or emai: cfr@earthwatch.org
or contact:
David Lowe, Program Director, Life Sciences,
The Center for Field Research at EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE
680 Mt. Auburn St., P.O. Box 9104, Watertown, MA 02272; U.S.A.
Tel: 617-926-8200 ext. 127; Fax: 617-926-8532;
Email: dlowe@earthwatch.org

STUDENT CHALLENGE AWARDS PROGRAM GRANTS

This program, funded by the Durfee Foundation, aims to excite the imagination and expand the potential of gifted high school students, and stimulate the studentsΓ curiosity about science and technology. Award winners have demonstrated talent in the arts and humanities and interests that bridge the arts and sciences. They are selected from high schools across the United States and work with scientists at observatories, research laboratories, or Field Stations in North America, The Caribbean, or Costa Rica. Scientists supported through this program work with a single team of six to eight students, for a period of two to three weeks. Project budgets are covered by grants of $6,000 to $15,000. September 1, 1999 is the proposal deadline for SCAP projects fielded in the summer of 2000.

For a program overview and grant application information please go to:
http://www.earthwatch.org/cfr/CFRdurfee.html.

For links to web sites created by SCAP teams and information about nominating students for an award please go to:
http://www.earthwatch.org/ed/scdurfee.html.

You can also contact Dee Robbins, SCAP Program Director, for more information:
e-mail: drobbins@earthwatch.org
Telephone: 617-926-8200, ext. 109

Earthwatch is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1971 to fund field research, promote communication between scholars and the public, improve science education, and enhance public understanding of pressing environmental and social problems. To date, Earthwatch has supported over 1,000 research projects in 118 countries with over $40 million in grants and over 6.2 million hours of free labor contributed by more than 50,000 volunteers.

Independent Research in Ecology for Undergraduates Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York Summer - 2000

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