School of Natural Resources and Environment

Landscape Architecture

Wayne Grace Memorial Student Design Competition

Typical application deadline: 
May
Page last updated: 
02/08/2010
Contact Phone: 
(703) 319-8380
Application Deadline: 
May 28, 2010
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Master's Project
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Open to any student or team of students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate LA Degree Program

Funding source home page: 
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
weblinks: 
Competition information
Keywords: 
Environmental Education
General support
Landscape Architecture
Amount: 
Up to $6,000
Funding Abstract: 

The objective of The Wayne Grace Memorial Student Design Competition is "to gather outstanding examples of landscape architectural work which clearly demonstrate in words and images that can be easily understood by the public, regulators, landscape architects and other design professionals how the practice of landscape architecture and licensing affects the quality of life."
Few people who regularly use the facilities designed by landscape architects realize how the quality of their lives is improved by the licensed professional's work. To improve the understanding of these issues and to demonstrate the importance of landscape architecture and licensure, the Foundation sponsors this annual design competition.
Resources
A major objective of the competition is to help students become more aware of how the practice of landscape architecture affects the public and how the L.A.R.E. protects the public by testing for the knowledge and skills required to perform such projects. Recommended resources for understanding the content and scope of the L.A.R.E. are The Road to Licensure and Beyond and the CLARB web site (www.clarb.org). Your local registration board for landscape architects or a local professional group may also be able to answer questions about licensure and landscape architecture. Winning entries are available for review online in the "Archives" section of the CLARB web site. Back issues of CLARB's newsletter Environment and Design contain insight from the judges about award-winning projects.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

$6,000 will be distributed among 1, 2, or 3 winners.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Submissions may pertain to any project which affects the natural and built environment and has a demonstrated, positive impact on the quality of life of the public.
* Drawings - Submissions must contain a rendered site plan and other drawings as required to demonstrate the existing conditions and the design of the proposed project. Submissions must include no more than four, 20" x 30" (or metric equivalent) drawings. Drawings should be mounted on illustration or foam core boards. Entries that exceed the size requirement will not be considered for an award.
* Essay - Submissions must include an essay communicating to the public how the project reflects considerations for the natural environment, how the project will influence the quality of life of the users and how the knowledge and skills required to produce the project relate to those tested on the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (L.A.R.E.). Essays must be typed, double spaced and no more than 1,000 words in length. Please include a printed copy of the essay as well as an electronic copy on a floppy disk.
* To ensure fairness in the judging process, the entrant's name, location and school name must not appear on the drawings or essay. Instead, each document must be identified with the entrant's social security/insurance number. Each entry must be accompanied by a sealed envelope labeled with the entrant's social security/insurance number containing a piece of paper listing the entrant's name(s), school, title of project, mailing address, phone number, email address, and social security/insurance number.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Carter Manny Award

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
02/08/2011
Contact Phone: 
312-787-4071
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Graham Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Ph.D. students who are presently candidates for a doctoral degree are eligible to apply.

  • Students must be nominated by their department to apply for the Carter Manny Award.
  • A department may nominate up to two candidates: one for the research award and one for the writing award.
  • At the time of application, students must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation and have had their dissertation proposals formally approved by their academic departments.
  • The award is open to students officially enrolled in schools in the U.S. and Canada, regardless of citizenship. 
weblinks: 
Award information
Application Information
Keywords: 
General support
Green development
International students
Landscape Architecture
People
Social sciences
Urban Planning
Amount: 
Up to $20,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Carter Manny Award supports dissertation research and writing by promising scholars whose projects focus on fields of inquiry supported by the Graham Foundation: architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and other related fields. The award is intended to assist students enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, and other programs in the fine arts, humanities, and social sciences. 

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

Award Types

The Graham Foundation offers two Carter Manny Awards: one for a student at the research stage of the doctoral dissertation and one for a student at the writing stage of the doctoral dissertation.

Research Award: $15,000

The research award assists students with research that is essential to the doctoral project. Research-related expenses include travel, documentation, materials, supplies, and other development costs. Applicants for a research award should have a clearly defined work plan, travel plan, and goals.

Writing Award- $20,000

The writing award encourages timely completion of the Ph.D. by assisting students who are in the advanced stages of the dissertation with one year of writing. While some of the award funds may be used for final research, the award is intended to support and facilitate uninterrupted writing. Applicants for a writing award will be asked to submit a writing sample, a dissertation table of contents, and a writing schedule. 

Application Process and Required Materials: 

The Carter Manny Award application will request the following information:

  • Applicant name, contact information, school affiliation, and program status
  • Applicant’s Graham Foundation grant history
  • Dissertation title
  • Dissertation abstract (150 word maximum)
  • Work Plan for research or writing (250 word maximum)
  • Project statement (1000 word maximum)
  • Literature review (500 word maximum)

Nomination Letter

Reference Letters: You should arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to the Graham Foundation

Attachments (Attachments will be uploaded with your application. The maximum size for all attachments combined is 2MB.)

  • Curriculum vitae (three page maximum)
  • Writing sample (20 page maximum)
  • Visuals, such as image samples
Fund Usage: 
General, stipend
Fields of Study: 
Environmental Policy and Planning
Landscape Architecture

Selected Professions Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
January
Page last updated: 
10/12/2010
Contact Phone: 
(319) 337-1716 ext. 60
Application Deadline: 
January 10, 2011
Funding source home page: 
AAUW
Applicant Eligibility: 
Masters
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicant must be US citizen or permanent resident, full-time student at an accredited University, may not have previously received an AAUW fellowship.

For MBA, JD, and MD/DO fellowship, applicant must come from an ethnic minority group historically underrepresented in the discipline.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application overview
Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Computers
Economics
General support
GIS
Law
Minority
Women
Amount: 
$5,000 - $18,000
Funding Abstract: 

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited U.S. institutions during the fellowship year in one of the designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low (see list below).

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded for the following programs:

  • Architecture (M.Arch, M.S.Arch)
  • Computer/Information Sciences (M.S.)
  • Engineering (M.E., M.S.)
  • Mathematics/Statistics (M.S.)

Fellowships in the following degree programs are restricted to women of color, who have been underrepresented in these fields:

  • Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  • Law (J.D.)
  • Medicine (M.D., D.O.)
Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Fellowship has previously been awarded for landscape architecture.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application is submitted electronically and includes:

  • Proposed fellowship project, including coursework and (if applicable) thesis topic.
  • Academic and professional background.
  • Career plans and professional goals.
  • Narrative autobiography.
  • Budget.
  • Three letters of recommendation. At least one must be from a professor under whom you have studied recently. Two may come from other professors or professional colleagues.
  • $35 filing fee.

Additionally, application checklist and transcripts (one official and two clear copies) must be mailed to AAUW.

For law students only: three copies of a writing sample (15 pages max.)

For architecture students only: a bound set of reproductions of a range of the applicant's design projects, 10-12 that are no larger than 8" by 10".

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation
Funding Restrictions: 

Fellowship does not fund research equipment or assistants, publication costs, travel to professional meetings or conferences, repayment of loans, institutional costs, or tuition for dependents. Does not fund distance learning or Ph.D coursework or dissertations.

Fields of Study: 
Environmental Informatics
Landscape Architecture

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 334-2872
Application Deadline: 
November 8, 2010
Funding source home page: 
The Ford Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November), Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations),
Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level,
Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree candidates studying in an eligible research-based discipline at a U.S. educational institution, and
Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.

weblinks: 
Fellowship Information
Application information
Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Computers
Environmental Education
General support
Geography
Minority
Psychology
Research/field research
Science/technology
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Urban Planning
Amount: 
$21,000
Funding Abstract: 

Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. This year the program will award approximately 20 dissertation fellowships. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Online application available at:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/applyonline.html
- Personal information, contact information, educational background (names of all institutions attended, years attended, degrees received), list of any honors, awards, fellowships, employment, and publications,
- Statement of previous research (two-page limit, double-spaced)
- Annotated bibliography (two to three sentences for no more than ten key items),
- Abstract of dissertation (one-page limit)
- Essay explaining the plan and timeline for completing the dissertation and describing the applicant's long-range career goals (three-page limit, double-spaced, avoid technical jargon)

- Personal statement (not to exceed two pages, double-spaced) that describes the applicant’s background and experience and commitment to the goals of the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program by addressing all of the following that apply:

    • the applicant’s capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds
    • the applicant’s sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching and scholarship at the college or university level
    • the applicant’s likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship, and
    • Membership in one or more of the following groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding:
      • Alaska Natives (Aleut, Eskimo or other Indigenous People of Alaska)
      • Black/African Americans
      • Mexican American/Chicanas/Chicanos
      • Native American Indians
      • Native Pacific Islanders (Hawaiian/Polynesian/Micronesian)
      • Puerto Ricans

- Names and contact information of four professors who will upload a letter of reference on your behalf (two reference letters are required).

Fund Usage: 
Stipend
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Hertz Foundation - Graduate Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
October
Contact Name: 
Linda Kubiak, Fellowship Administrator
Page last updated: 
09/14/2010
Contact Phone: 
(925) 373-1642
Application Deadline: 
October 29, 2010
weblinks: 
Fellowship information page
Funding source home page: 
Hertz Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, and who are willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency (see our Moral Commitment section).

College seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the fields of particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply.

We screen Fellowship applicants for qualities the Foundation believes are essential ingredients of future professional accomplishment and/or reasonably reliable leading indicators of future professional success. These include:

  • Exceptional Intelligence and Creativity with particular emphasis on those aspects pertinent to technical endeavors
  • Excellent Technical Education evidenced not only by transcripts and reference reports from senior technical professionals, but also by the results of a personal, technical interview
  • Orientation and Commitment to the applications of the physical sciences as is typical of most applicants
  • Extraordinary Accomplishment in technical or related professional studies which may offset slightly lower academic records, or add luster to outstanding ones
  • Features of Temperament and Character conducive to high attainment as a technical professional the assessment of which is difficult, albeit important to the Foundation 
  • Appropriate moral and ethical values of considerable interest to the Foundation in the furthering of our basic goals
  • Leverage what difference the award of the Hertz Fellowship is likely to make in the kind, quality, and/or personal creativity of the student's graduate research
Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Climate change
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
General support
Global change
Green development
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Science/technology
Amount: 
$31,000/ 9-month stipend and full tuition equivalent, renewable for up to 5 years OR $36,000/ 9-month stipend for 2 years and full tuition equivalent
Funding Abstract: 

Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over 1,000 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stage research endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineering science students who possess the potential to change our world for the better by solving difficult, real-world problems. The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. 

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Successful applicants have the choice of two Fellowship options:

Option 1- Five- Year Hertz

  • $31,000/ 9-month personal stipend*
  • Full tuition equivalent
  • Renewable for up to 5 years

Option 2 - Five-Year Coordinated
Hertz Period - Two Years

  • $36,000/ 9-month personal stipend*
  • Full tuition equivalent

Other Fellowship Period - Up to Three Years

  • $3,500/ year supplemental stipend* from Hertz
  • Requires Awardee to accept a 3-year Fellowship from another source

The Five-Year Hertz Fellowship award (Option 1) is renewable annually (upon a showing of satisfactory progress toward receipt of the Ph.D. degree) for a total Fellowship tenure of no more than five years.

* $5,000/ year additional stipend for Fellows with dependent children.

Fellows must attend one of the Foundation's tenable schools, or must petition the Foundation to include a school that he/she desires to attend.

The Five-Year Hertz Fellowship award (Option 1) is renewable annually (upon a showing of satisfactory progress toward receipt of the Ph.D. degree) for a total Fellowship tenure of no more than five years.
* Additional stipend for Fellows with dependent children.
Fellows must attend one of the Foundation's tenable schools, or must petition the Foundation to include a school that he/she desires to attend.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

 Online application at http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/fellowships/application.aspx

Highly competitive process includes:

*  Comprehensive written application

*  Four references

*  Two rounds of exacting interviews by recognized leaders in applied science and engineering. 

 


 

Fields of Study: 
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Anchor QEA Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Contact Phone: 
(206) 287-9130
Application Deadline: 
November 8, 2010
Funding source home page: 
Anchor Environmental
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Eligibility includes:

  • Full-time graduate students or persons accepted to an United States graduate school
  • Undergraduate GPA equivalent of B average or higher
  • Majoring in: fisheries; environmental sciences; planning/land use; landscape architecture; or coastal, geotechnical or environmental engineering (any of which has an aquatic/waterfront emphasis)
weblinks: 
Sholarship information, including link to application
Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Fish/Fishery
International students
Land management
Landscape Architecture
Ocean/Marine
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Water/Aquatic
Wetlands
Amount: 
$500 to $5,000
Funding Abstract: 

Anchor QEA is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm whose expertise and focus is in aquatic-based remediation and waterfront development projects. To promote and help support those who have chosen these fields of study, Anchor QEA has established a scholarship fund to assist graduate students in their pursuit of higher education. Individual scholarship awards will range in value from $500 to $5,000 and be provided to the recipient’s institution of higher learning to be disbursed to the student for graduate school tuition and supplies.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Please submit the following with your applications:

  • Letter(s) of recommendation (professional/academic) from professors, employers, etc.
  • Certified copy of undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
  • A one-page essay stating your educational goals, describing reasons for selecting your major, future plans in the field and how this scholarship would help you
  • Resume (optional)
Fund Usage: 
Tuition, supplies
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Dumbarton Oaks Summer Fellowship in Landscape Architecture

Typical application deadline: 
November
Contact Name: 
Dumbarton Oaks
Page last updated: 
09/16/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 339-6460
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
Dumbarton Oaks
Applicant Eligibility: 
Masters
Master's Project
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must have completed at least one year of graduate studies.

Keywords: 
Agriculture
General support
Green development
International
International students
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Amount: 
$250 per week, housing, insurance, travel reimbursment
Funding Abstract: 

Summer Fellowships are for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape scholars on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate (post-baccalaureate) study.

All Fellows are expected to be able to communicate satisfactorily in English. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be extended. Re-appointments of former Fellows to an academic-year fellowship are not normally made before five years have elapsed. This restriction does not apply to former Summer Fellows requesting academic-year fellowships or another Summer Fellowship, nor to former Junior Fellows and Fellows requesting Summer Fellowships.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Summer Fellowships are awarded for periods of seven to nine weeks. The summer term begins in June and ends in August. Awards provide a maintenance allowance of $250 per week; housing in a Dumbarton Oaks apartment; lunch on weekdays; Dumbarton Oaks' health insurance contribution; and travel expense reimbursement (not to exceed the lowest available airfare, to a maximum of $1,300) if other travel support cannot be obtained.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Send ten complete, collated sets of the following three items to the Office of the Director by November 1. Applicant's name must be typed at the top of each sheet. Applications should be written in English.
1. Application letter. This letter should be no longer than 1.5 pages (375 words), and should specify a) title of the project; b) type of fellowship (Junior, Summer, regular) and field of study; and c) precise period for which the award is requested. Include names and addresses of the three scholars who are to send letters of recommendation directly to Dumbarton Oaks (see below).
2. Proposal. Briefly describe (2,000 words maximum - text beyond 2,000 words will not be read) the work to be done at Dumbarton Oaks. Indicate the progress already made, anticipated time of completion, and use to be made of Dumbarton Oaks resources. Junior Fellow applicants should include a table of contents for the dissertation.
3. Personal and professional data. List a) address, telephone number(s), and fax and e-mail if available; b) family status, including names and ages of any household members who would accompany applicant to Dumbarton Oaks (this information must be submitted to determine housing); c) education and academic degrees with dates conferred, awards, and honors; d) present and past positions; e) publications, papers read, and field research (do not send publications unless requested); f) level of proficiency in all the requisite languages of the field, (ancient, medieval, and modern), which must include facility in written and spoken English.

Fund Usage: 
Stipend, housing, research, travel
Funding Restrictions: 

Fellowships are prorated for appointments shorter than the full academic year. Dumbarton Oaks anticipates that sabbatical salary or funds from other sources may supplement awards, particularly to Fellows. Other grants may be held with the knowledge and permission of both the grantors and Dumbarton Oaks. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be extended.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/16/2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 339-6460
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2010
Funding source home page: 
Dumbarton Oaks
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must complete pre-dissertation work by time of fellowship, must work on dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member from your home university.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application procedures
Keywords: 
Agriculture
General support
Green development
International students
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Travel
Amount: 
$15,500, travel, housing, research stipend
Funding Abstract: 

Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Studies in Landscape Architecture.
Junior Fellowships are for degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university.
Specific information about the resources available at Dumbarton Oaks to LA fellows can be found at http://www.doaks.org/LAextra.html

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Ten complete collated sets of:
1. Application letter
2. Proposal of work to be done at Dumbarton Oaks
3. Personal and Professional Data
4. Three (3) letters of recommendation from scholars, one of which is your advisor

Fund Usage: 
Stipend, housing, research, travel reimbursment
Funding Restrictions: 

Fellowships are prorated for appointments shorter than the full academic year. Dumbarton Oaks anticipates that sabbatical salary or funds from other sources may supplement awards, particularly to Fellows. Other grants may be held with the knowledge and permission of both the grantors and Dumbarton Oaks.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Graduate Seminar on Global Transformations

Typical application deadline: 
March
Contact Name: 
David Merchant
Page last updated: 
03/07/2011
Application Deadline: 
March 16, 2011
Contact Phone: 
734-763-3030
weblinks: 
Call for Applications
Funding source home page: 
The Center for International and Comparative Studies
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

This seminar is open to students in the early stages of graduate training with interests in international and area studies who can demonstrate goals of completing training and research through the doctorate. Graduate students from across disciplines are invited to apply.

Keywords: 
General support
International
International students
Research/field research
Travel
Amount: 
$4,500
Funding Abstract: 

The Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) announces a not-for-credit seminar for master's students and doctoral students at the pre-candidacy level intending to pursue field-based research outside the United States. The seminar explores epistemological connections and dissonance among disciplines and professions involved in global transformations. It meets approximately seven times a term for two-hour sessions, which are organized around the discussion of presentations by participating students. Several sessions will also be devoted to the discussion of papers, research proposals, and faculty and visitor presentations.

Type of Funding: 
Other
Funding Comments: 
Each student admitted to GSGT will have access to a restricted research fund of $4,500, to be used for a preliminary visit to the prospective foreign research site and for specialized language training necessary for dissertation research.
Application Process and Required Materials: 
1 electronic copy of the following items must be submitted by the deadline:
  • Completed CICS funding request cover sheet
  • Two‐page letter that addresses the purpose of the seminar
  • Two letters of support from a faculty advisor and/or departmental director of graduate studies
  • Official transcript of grades
    • Fund Usage: 
    Travel, language instruction, preliminary research
    Funding Restrictions: 
    Students must commit to participating in the seminar for three terms, and will be expected to make a presentation to the group following their research trip, and to discuss methodology, challenges, and results with seminar participants. A three‐page report on findings must be submitted to CICS within six weeks of return from the research trip. This report may be used in CICS publications.
    Fields of Study: 
    Behavior, Education and Communication
    Environmental Informatics
    Environmental Justice
    Environmental Policy and Planning
    Sustainable Systems
    Landscape Architecture

    Graduate Fellowship Program

    Typical application deadline: 
    October
    Page last updated: 
    09/09/2010
    Contact Phone: 
    (406) 587-9591
    Application Deadline: 
    October 15, 2010
    Funding source home page: 
    Property and Environment Research Center
    Applicant Eligibility: 
    Graduate
    Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

    PERC is seeking graduate or law students who are interested in natural resources and environmental issues and who show potential for research and writing in these areas. Preference is given to those who are working on a research paper, thesis, or dissertation on a natural resource or environmental topic. Successful graduate student candidates typically are working on a master's thesis or PhD dissertation on their proposed topic; law candidates most often are hoping to transform a paper they wrote for a class into a law review article.

    weblinks: 
    Fellowship information
    Application form
    Keywords: 
    Biodiversity
    Conservation Biology
    Economics
    Endangered Species
    Environmental Education
    Forest/Forestry/Trees
    Land management
    Law
    Natural Resource Management
    Professional presentation
    Research/field research
    Sustainability/Sustainable Development
    Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
    Water/Aquatic
    Amount: 
    $1,600/mo. + travel to site
    Funding Abstract: 

    PERC is an internationally recognized institute dedicated to seeking out and developing market solutions to environmental problems. Based in Bozeman, Montana, PERC pioneered the approach known as free market environmentalism and conducts research in areas of water, forestry, public lands, and endangered species among others.
    Research fellows are graduate and law students with an interest in natural resources and environmental issues. Fellows spend three months in Bozeman, Montana researching and writing a paper under the supervision of PERC Associates. Fellows are required to complete a paper of publishable quality. In addition, fellows must give three seminars to outline, report on, and summarize their research findings. At the end of the year, the author of the best papers produced by that year's group of Fellows is awarded a $250 honorarium. In addition, $250 is awarded to the person who originally brought the winning Fellow to the PERC's attention.

    Type of Funding: 
    Fellowship
    Application Process and Required Materials: 

    Complete the on-line application, which will require the following:

    • Cover letter
    • Resume/Vita
    • Description of the proposed research project (2-5 pages double-spaced)
    • Writing sample, preferably in the applicant's area of expertise.
    • One letter of reference
    • Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
    Fund Usage: 
    Stipend, travel costs
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $1,600 in addition to reimbursement for reasonable domestic round trip travel expenses to Montana.

    At the end of each year, the author of the best paper produced by that year's group of fellows is awarded a $250 honorarium. In addition, $250 is awarded to the person who referred the fellow to PERC.

    Fields of Study: 
    Behavior, Education and Communication
    Environmental Informatics
    Environmental Justice
    Environmental Policy and Planning
    Sustainable Systems
    Landscape Architecture

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