Rocky Mountain Research Fellowship

Contact Name: 
Rachel Balduzzi, Program Coordinator
Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
11/11/2010
Contact Phone: 
970-586-3262
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Contact e-mail: 
rachel.balduzzi@rmna.org
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application guidelines
Funding source home page: 
Rocky Mountain Nature Association
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* Currently enrolled in or in process of graduating from a graduate level program at an accredited college or university
* Participants much show proven excellence in scholarship, research or service in the fields of natural and/or cultural studies and interpretation
* Goals should include an interest in a career with national or state parks in park interpretation, natural or cultural studies, resource management, or environmental education.
* Participant should exhibit the ability to communicate effectively at a level appropriate to public audiences
* Participant should exhibit a willingness to contribute to the purposes of the Rocky Mountain Fellowship Program and assist the National Park Service by sharing knowledge, skill and enthusiasm.

Keywords: 
Animals
Birds
Community Forestry
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
Forest/Forestry/Trees
Land management
Mammals
Natural Resource Management
Plants
Research/field research
River
Soil
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Wildlife
Amount: 
$5000 stipend, up to $3000 for research
Funding Abstract: 
The Rocky Mountain Research Fellowship is an endowed program funded by the Justine and Leslie Fidel Bailey Trust. It is designed to encourage highly qualified graduate students to apply their talents to conducting research in the national parks. It is also intended to convey the importance of communicating park research to the public. One fellowship is awarded annually.

This fellowship opportunity invites a broad range of research proposals to be reviewed and conducted in Rocky Mountain National Park, including wildlife management, vegetation and riparian studies, fire ecology, cultural sciences, archeology and historic structures preservation, as well as other topics in botany, zoology, geology, history, ecology and ornithology. The graduate student awarded the Research Fellowship will work with Rocky Mountain National Park staff for a period of three to four months. Applicants must submit a preliminary research proposal and the chosen fellow will be expected to convey research finding to the general public as well as to professional audiences.
Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

 Please complete the following information based on the preliminary research plans you have developed and propose to conduct during the fellowship period. This is a useful tool to prepare for the fellowship experience, and will enable park staff to evaluate your proposal.

Please mail or email five copies (postmarked no later than February 1) of your proposal to Rachel Balduzzi at the Rocky Mountain Nature Association-- see contact information below.

  1. Cover Letter

  2. Introduction (applicant information, etc.)

  3. Qualifications (resume, transcripts, list of publications, three professional references)

  4. Overview -(Summarize the proposed project by describing in general the problem or issue being investigated as well as any previous pertinent research)

  5. Objectives/Hypothesis to be tested

  6. Methods

  7. Products of Research

  8. Supporting Documents and Special Concerns

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