The rare Scholarship in Graduate Research
The rare Scholarship in Graduate Research is valued at $4,000 and is open to all Canadian and International graduate students who will be conducting research on rare property between May 2011 and April 2012. The field of study is open and could include, but is not limited to, research in ecology, zoology, pedology, restoration ecology, geology, geomorphology, hydrology, botany, archaeology, agriculture and education. The Scholarship will allow students to study in a relatively undisturbed, yet highly accessible site. The monetary award will help ensure successful candidates have the necessary resources to conduct and report on their research at rare. It will also allow the student to give an oral presentation at a conference in their discipline.
Applications Details for 2011- 2012:
· Applications can be submitted until 17:00 hours on Monday April 11th, 2011.
· Students will be required to provide a final report by Monday May 7th, 2012.
· The successful applicant will be notified by Wednesday May 4th, 2011. A sum of $3,500 will be awarded shortly thereafter while the remaining $500 will be awarded upon successful completion of the requirements of the scholarship (including the final report and conference presentation).
· The recipient will retain all intellectual property rights.
· The research will be required to go through the normal approval process
Submission Details:
1) Please include your name, phone number and e-mail address, and the name of your supervisor, department and university where the research will be completed
2) Please submit current university transcripts from all institutions you attend or attended as an undergraduate or postgraduate student
3) Please include the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for two references who can best assess your academic credentials
4) Please provide an outline of the proposed research (3-5 pages) including:
- the problem the research is addressing
- your hypothesis
- your sampling design, field equipment and statistical tests that will be employed
- the length of time fieldwork will be conducted at rare
- the areas at rare where you will be sampling (give specific habitats and/or precise
locations if possible)
- details on how the results will be made available to academics and the general public
- figures if necessary
Submit all documents to Peter Kelly, Research Director, rare Charitable Research Reserve, 1679 Blair Road, Cambridge, ON N3H 4R8. If you have any further questions contact Peter Kelly at 519-650-9336 x126 or pekelly@raresites.org.