Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Contact Name: 
Wendy L. Foster, Business Manager
Page last updated: 
01/20/2011
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
734-665-5303
Contact e-mail: 
scholarships@iaglr.org
Funding source home page: 
International Association for Great Lakes Research
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Scholarship Information
Application information
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Full-time Masters or Ph.D. students whose proposed research topic is relevant to Great Lakes fish research, who are not in their final year of study at the time of application, and who have not previously received the award are eligible.

Keywords: 
Ecological studies
Fish/Fishery
General support
Great Lakes
Lake
Michigan
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Water/Aquatic
Wildlife
Amount: 
$6,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science scholarship is intended to promote academic excellence by encouraging young scientists to undertake graduate research in fishery biology and to enter the field of Great Lakes science. The Scholarship is awarded annually to a promising M.Sc. or Ph.D. student whose research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Great Lakes fishery science.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

One $6,000 (US) scholarship will be awarded this year. In addition, the scholarship winner will receive a one-year membership in IAGLR, including a subscription to the Journal of Great Lakes Research. The winner will receive the award at the banquet for the annual meeting.

The Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship will be awarded with the student's prior understanding and acknowledgement

  • that an oral presentation of the research will be made at an IAGLR annual meeting
  • that a precis of the thesis will be submitted to IAGLR upon completion of the research. A suitably revised version may be published in the Journal as an Announcement; it may also appear on the IAGLR web site and be circulated by IAGLR for publication in regional environmental newsletters and web sites.
Application Process and Required Materials: 

A complete application is composed of four parts:

  1. A Letter of Application (maximum one page) including personal and educational background as well as:
    • brief description of research;
    • relevance of the proposed research project to fishery science;
    • statement of agreement to comply with terms of reference of the scholarship.
  2. A supervising professor's Letter of Endorsement including contact information and:
    • statement of student's stage of progress, and anticipated time to completion of degree;
    • endorsement of student's application.
  3. A brief title and extended abstract of proposed research (no more than 2 single-spaced pages).
  4. A statement of how and why the research will make a significant contribution to understanding the biology of Great Lakes fishes or improving Great Lakes fishery management (no more than 1 single-spaced page).
Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

Student must agree to present research at the IAGLR annual meeting and submit a precis of the thesis upon completion that may be published/ used otherwise by the IAGLR.