Community Forestry:Trees and People-John G. Bene Fellowship, Canada
Fellowship for Canadian Students, The International Development Research Center
Job Description: This fellowship provides assistance to Canadian graduate students undertaking research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in developing countries. The successful candidate will be the one whose work most benefits the lives of the less privileged people in the developing country.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following conditions for eligibility:
*hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status;
*be registered at a Canadian university at the master’s or doctoral level;
*have an academic background that combines forestry or agroforestry with social sciences. Applicants from interdisciplinary programs (e.g. environmental studies) may also be eligible, provided their programs contain the specified elements;
*research proposal must be approved by the thesis supervisor;
*proposed field research must take place in a developing country;
*provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will take place;
*have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure.
Value
The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of CA$15,000 per year. Candidates may apply for renewal of funding for a second year of field work if the nature of the research requires a second season of data collection. Renewals are an exception and are provided for disciplines that may need to deal with the uncertainties of growing seasons and climatic characteristics that affect data collection.
Application deadline: March 1, 2011
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