2012 BCI Student Research Scholarship Program for Bat Conservation
Summary
Each year, BCI awards scholarships to help students at universities around the world conduct conservation-relevant research. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute the new knowledge that is essential to conserving bats and the ecosystems they serve worldwide. Applications are now being accepted for 2012 BCI Scholarships. Only online applications will be considered. The deadline for completed applications is December 15, 2011.
Level: Research
Subject: Bat concervation
Study in: Anywhere
Application Deadline: 15 December 2011
Benefit: Individual awards range from $1,000 to $5,000
Description
2012 BCI Student Research Scholarship Program
Each year, BCI sponsors students in conducting conservation-relevant research. Lack of knowledge about bat ecology and behavior is one of the greatest impediments to bat conservation progress. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute new knowledge essential to conserving bats and the ecosystems they serve. Individual awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. We hope these funds provide opportunities for matching grants from other conservation organizations, government agencies and private foundations, and that BCI’s support will grow in future years.
SUGGESTIONS FOR APPLICANTS
All BCI scholarship recipients must be conducting research that specifically addresses at least one of our specified areas of need by: 1) answering ecological or behavioral questions essential to conservation or management; 2) resolving an economic problem which will further conservation tolerance; 3) documenting key ecological or economic roles of bats; or 4) educating people who are directly relevant to conservation success.
Primary Areas of Research Need:
A. Documentation of Bat Feeding Behavior: 1. Insect eating 2. Pollination 3. Seed Dispersal
B. Documentation of Roosting Needs: 1. Tree Roosts 2. Cave Roosts 3. Abandoned Mine Roosts 4. Development of Artificial Roosts
C. Finding Solutions to Bat Nuisance Problems: 1. Nuisance Bats in Buildings 2. Fruit Damage 3. Vampire Control
D. Anthropogenic Impacts on Bats and their Habitats 1. Wind Energy Development 2. Environmental Contaminants
Benefits
$1,000-$5,000 individual awards
Eligibility
Students enrolled in any college or university worldwide are eligible to apply. Students who have applied in previous years to BCI’s Student Research Scholarship Program are eligible to reapply each subsequent year, whether they received a previous BCI grant or not. Non-students are not eligible.
All proposals to the Student Research Scholarship Program must be prepared by the applicant. While BCI will fund research that is part of a larger project, the student must personally research and develop the proposal. All funded projects must begin no later than December 31 of the year in which the award is received.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.batcon.org/scholarships. The proposal, budget and student curriculum vitae should be included with the application. Templates for the proposal and budget documents can be found on “Step 6” in the application form. All submitted materials must be in English. Applications will not be accepted via mail. Only online and electronic applications will be accepted.
All application materials except letters of support must arrive by December 15 to be considered for the coming year, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials well in advance.
Submitted materials may be rejected from the review process for any of the following reasons:
1. Project does not meet the conservation goals of the program.
2. Sufficient materials were not received prior to the deadline.
3. Submitted materials do not meet submission requirements.
4. Applicant does not meet eligibility requirements.
5. Significant changes were submitted after the deadline.
Applicants whose submissions are rejected prior to review will be notified via email.
Please address all questions to: grants@batcon.org
Application Deadline
15 December 2011
More Information
http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/grants/ScholarshipInfoWEB12.pdf
http://www.batcon.org/index.php/what-we-do/grants/student-research-scholarships.html
Each year, BCI awards scholarships to help students at universities around the world conduct conservation-relevant research. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute the new knowledge that is essential to conserving bats and the ecosystems they serve worldwide. Applications are now being accepted for 2012 BCI Scholarships. Only online applications will be considered. The deadline for completed applications is December 15, 2011.
Level: Research
Subject: Bat concervation
Study in: Anywhere
Application Deadline: 15 December 2011
Benefit: Individual awards range from $1,000 to $5,000
Description
2012 BCI Student Research Scholarship Program
Each year, BCI sponsors students in conducting conservation-relevant research. Lack of knowledge about bat ecology and behavior is one of the greatest impediments to bat conservation progress. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute new knowledge essential to conserving bats and the ecosystems they serve. Individual awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. We hope these funds provide opportunities for matching grants from other conservation organizations, government agencies and private foundations, and that BCI’s support will grow in future years.
SUGGESTIONS FOR APPLICANTS
All BCI scholarship recipients must be conducting research that specifically addresses at least one of our specified areas of need by: 1) answering ecological or behavioral questions essential to conservation or management; 2) resolving an economic problem which will further conservation tolerance; 3) documenting key ecological or economic roles of bats; or 4) educating people who are directly relevant to conservation success.
Primary Areas of Research Need:
A. Documentation of Bat Feeding Behavior: 1. Insect eating 2. Pollination 3. Seed Dispersal
B. Documentation of Roosting Needs: 1. Tree Roosts 2. Cave Roosts 3. Abandoned Mine Roosts 4. Development of Artificial Roosts
C. Finding Solutions to Bat Nuisance Problems: 1. Nuisance Bats in Buildings 2. Fruit Damage 3. Vampire Control
D. Anthropogenic Impacts on Bats and their Habitats 1. Wind Energy Development 2. Environmental Contaminants
Benefits
$1,000-$5,000 individual awards
Eligibility
Students enrolled in any college or university worldwide are eligible to apply. Students who have applied in previous years to BCI’s Student Research Scholarship Program are eligible to reapply each subsequent year, whether they received a previous BCI grant or not. Non-students are not eligible.
All proposals to the Student Research Scholarship Program must be prepared by the applicant. While BCI will fund research that is part of a larger project, the student must personally research and develop the proposal. All funded projects must begin no later than December 31 of the year in which the award is received.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.batcon.org/scholarships. The proposal, budget and student curriculum vitae should be included with the application. Templates for the proposal and budget documents can be found on “Step 6” in the application form. All submitted materials must be in English. Applications will not be accepted via mail. Only online and electronic applications will be accepted.
All application materials except letters of support must arrive by December 15 to be considered for the coming year, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials well in advance.
Submitted materials may be rejected from the review process for any of the following reasons:
1. Project does not meet the conservation goals of the program.
2. Sufficient materials were not received prior to the deadline.
3. Submitted materials do not meet submission requirements.
4. Applicant does not meet eligibility requirements.
5. Significant changes were submitted after the deadline.
Applicants whose submissions are rejected prior to review will be notified via email.
Please address all questions to: grants@batcon.org
Application Deadline
15 December 2011
More Information
http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/grants/ScholarshipInfoWEB12.pdf
http://www.batcon.org/index.php/what-we-do/grants/student-research-scholarships.html
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