The DeWind Awards are given to students who are engaged in research leading to a university degree related to Lepidoptera conservation and who intend to continue to work in this field. All proposals must be written by the student researcher. Proposed research should have a clear connection to Lepidoptera conservation and must be completed within one year from receiving funds. Applicants may be graduate or undergraduate students. (However, it's worth noting that all but one awardee, to date, have been pursuing graduate research.) Applications from countries outside the United States will be considered. Please note that the award will be given in US dollars.
Submission Deadline for 2012 Awards
The submission deadline is Friday, December 30, 2011, at 5:00 PM PST. Award winners will be announced by March 31, 2012, with the awards given by May 2012.
Instructions for Submitting the Proposal
All proposals must be submitted by email to dew...@xerces.org. The subject line of the email should read "DeWind Award Proposal."
Proposal Format
1. Font and margins. All text should use 12 pt font. Margins should be a minimum of one inch.
2. Cover page (1 page) a. Title. List the title in Bold. b. Contact information. Provide the name of the contact information for the applicant and his or her major advisor. Include institutional affiliations, complete mailing address, and country. Also provide an email address and telephone number (include country code if outside the United States). c. Abstract. Include a project summary immediately following the title and contact information. The summary should be limited to 100 words and should not exceed one paragraph.
3. Proposal body (2 pages). Begin with a clear statement of the problem or objectives, follow with a clear methods section, and end with a conclusion. The proposal should include a discussion of potential conservation applications and results, and what products, if any, will result from this work.
4. Additional information. On separate pages, please include the following information: list of references, detailed project budget, project timeline, and a short CV (CV must be 2 pages or less). DeWind Award funds are to be used for direct research-related expenses; thus overhead and/or administrative fees are considered ineligible.
5. Please include all of the materials as a single attachment. The proposal must in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. No other attachments or supporting materials should be included.
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