Are you interested in wetland research?
The Wetland Foundation, http://thewetlandfoundation.org/, is accepting applications from full time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at a university in the United States for funding to defray costs of travel to conferences, field research areas, or field courses. Descriptions of the various award categories and additional instructions for submitting applications are available on The Wetland Foundation web site (http://thewetlandfoundation.org/The_Wetland_Foundation/Wetland_Grants.html).
Applications will be accepted from any student currently enrolled full-time at an academic institution in the USA and who meets the specific criteria for one of the types of grants listed below:
Conference Travel Grant Type 1 ($600): For advanced undergraduate and graduate students who have never attended a wetland scientific conference and who have limited funds for travel.
Conference Travel Grant Type 2 ($1200): For advanced undergraduate and graduate students with limited funding to present
their wetland research findings at a conference.
Field Travel Grant Type 1 ($800): For outstanding graduate students with limited funding to defray field expenses associated with
thesis or dissertation research on wetlands.
Field Travel Grant Type 2 ($1000): For promising undergraduate students to attend field courses focused on wetlands.
Questions about the grant should be directed to trustees: Karen McKee & Irv Mendelssohn Contact Info: thewetlandfoundation@me.com.
Deadline: November 22, 2013
Mission: The Wetland Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering wetland education and research, particularly in coastal marshes and mangrove forests. Our mission is to enhance wetland education and research primarily by supporting students of wetland science with limited resources by providing travel grants to attend conferences, field courses, and to conduct field research.