FYI Seasons greetings to all. Malanding -------- Original Message -------- Subject: US-IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Award Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:57:58 -0500 From: Dr. Sam Riffell <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Dr. Sam Riffell <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] U.S. - IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Award for the 19th Annual Symposium of Landscape Ecology Las Vegas, Nevada 31 March - 4 April 2004 PURPOSE The United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) has a program to support attendance at the annual meeting by landscape ecologists from foreign countries and to foster international exchange about advances in landscape ecology. THE AWARD We anticipate awarding multiple Foreign Scholar Travel Awards (FSTA). Recipients will receive US$1,000 at the Annual Meeting. It is the recipient's responsibility to make all transportation arrangements and cover all transportation and lodging costs associated with participating in the meeting. ELIGIBILITY 1. Applicants must not be citizens or current residents of the United States or Canada. Foreign students studying in the United States or Canada are ineligible to apply. 2. Applications from citizens of G7 countries (France, US, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy) will not be accepted. 3. Previous recipients of US-IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Awards are ineligible. 4. Applicants must simultaneously submit a abstract for a paper or poster presentation at the 2004 conference. You must submit your abstract to the conference organizers by 31 December 2003. Eligibility for the FSTA is contingent upon acceptance by the conference program committee. SELECTION CRITERIA 1. Scientific merit and application to landscape ecology. We will favor applicants who demonstrate that their research (i) advances the scientific basis of landscape ecology, and/or (ii) the application of landscape ecology for natural resource protection or management. New and established landscape ecologists are encouraged to apply. 2. Financial need. Applicants must have demonstrated financial need and show that without FTSA support, they would not be able to attend the Conference. Applicants currently studying or residing in G7 countries must demonstrate the extent to which they have pursued travel funding from their host institution. 3. Professional development. Applicants must demonstrate that attending the US IALE Conference will represent a significant professional opportunity for developing their expertise in landscape ecology and establishing working relationships with landscape ecologists from other countries. We may favor applicants in earlier stages of career development and applicants who have not previously studied in the US or Canada. 4. Geographical representation. Selection may be made to maximize the number of countries and regions represented. 5. Clarity of English and expression. HOW TO APPLY All application materials must be in English. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A complete application contains the following: 1. Name, Institution, Email address, Postal Address, Citizenship 2. Curriculum vitae 3. Title and abstract of the paper or poster you will present at the Conference. The abstract should also be independently submitted to the conference organizers. 4. A summary of your research (750 words maximum) explaining how your research extends the scientific basis or application of landscape ecology (see Selection Criteria listed above). 5. Statement on what you hope to gain professionally from attending the US-IALE Conference (200 words maximum). 6. An explanation (200 words maximum) of why you need financial assistance to attend the conference (see Selection Criteria listed above). ****Submit your abstract to the conference organizers by 31 December 2003 at the conference website.**** ****Submit your FSTA application materials to the address below by 31 December.**** Submit FSTA application materials by email to: [log in to unmask], or by post (please include disk copy) to Sam Riffell, Department of Zoology, 203 Natural Science Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, Rich Text Format and pdf. Awards will be announced on or before 1 March, 2004. MORE INFORMATION U.S. IALE: www.usiale.org 2004 Annual Conference: http://www.usiale.org/lasvegas2004/index.htm Other questions -- email us at [log in to unmask] U.S. IALE FOREIGN SCHOLAR TRAVEL AWARD COMMITTEE Members: Sam Riffell (Committee Chair, Michigan State University); Peter August (University of Rhode Island), John Bissonette (Utah State University), Sarah Gergel (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis), Russell Watkins (3001, Inc.), Jianguo Wu (Arizona State University). Ex Officio Members: Eric Gustafson (USDA Forest Service), Mary Santelmann (Oregon State University). -- Sam Riffell, Ph. D Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Zoology 203 Natural Science Building Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Homepage: http://www.msu.edu/~riffells/ Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 517-353-9283 FAX: 517-432-2789 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~