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Doctoral Traineeships are available through the Applied Biodiversity
Science (ABS) NSF-IGERT Program at Texas A&M University. The vision of the
ABS Program is to achieve integration between research in the natural and
social sciences and on-the-ground conservation practices. Research teams of
faculty mentors and students, in collaboration with partners from sites in
Latin American and the US-Mexico border region, develop complementary
dissertations related to two research themes: (A) Communities and
Governance; and (B) Ecological Functions and Biodiversity. It is the primary
goal of the ABS NSF-IGERT to train scholars prepared to understand
ecological functions ecosystems and the activities and needs of surrounding
communities in wider social, economic, and political contexts. The ABS
NSF-IGERT Traineeships are for two years and include an annual stipend of
$30,000 plus $10,500 toward cost of education (tuition, fees, health
insurance, and other benefits), as well as funding for field research and
participation in an Amazon field course. See the ABS website (
http://biodiversity.tamu.edu) for more information. Interested students
should first contact prospective advisors from among the ABS faculty
associates and are required to apply to the doctoral program of the
advisor’s home department. Departmental deadlines vary. The application
deadline for the ABS NSF-IGERT Traineeships is *JANUARY 20, 2010*. Please
contact Elizabeth Shapiro, ABS Program Coordinator, at
[email protected] more specific queries.
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Elizabeth Shapiro
Coordinator
Applied Biodiversity Science Program
110G Old Heep Bldg.
2258 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX,77843-2258
(979) 845-7494
[email protected]
http://biodiversity.tamu.edu
