Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship
For graduate or undergraduate students.
The Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship program is a research program conducted jointly by the Hudson River Foundation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Named in honor of the late Dr. Tibor T. Polgar, a major contributor to the early development of the Foundation, this program provides a summertime grant ($3,800 for each fellowship) and limited research funds (maxiumum of $1000) for up to eight college students (both undergraduate and graduate) to conduct research on the Hudson River. The objectives of the program are to gather important information on all aspects of the River and to train students in conducting estuarine studies and public policy research.
Applications for a Polgar Fellowship should include:
- A letter of interest in the program;
- A short description (4-6 pages) of the research project, including a statement of its significance;
- A timetable for completion of the research;
- An estimate of the cost of supplies, travel, etc.;
- A letter of support from the student's advisor; and
- The applicant's curriculum vitae.
Applications, in PDF format, must be received by the Foundation by 5:00 pm, Monday, February 14, 2011. The electronic copy of the application should be sent in one file to info@hudsonriver.org with the subject heading "Polgar Proposal Submittal." One original copy, postmarked no later than Monday, February 14, 2011, must be sent to the fellowship committee.
Polgar Fellowships may be awarded for studies anywhere within the tidal Hudson estuary from New York Harbor to the Federal Dam at Troy, New York, including the four marshes of the National Estuarine Research Reserve (Stockport Flats, the Tivoli Bays, Iona Island Marsh, and Piermont Marsh).
Because of the training and educational aspects of this program, each potential fellow must be sponsored by a primary advisor. The advisor must be willing to commit sufficient time for supervision of the research and to attend at least one meeting to review the progress of the research. Advisors will receive a stipend of $500.