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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.
Proposed research should have a clear connection to Lepidoptera conservation and
must be completed within one year from receiving funds. All proposals must be
written by the student researcher. Applicants may be graduate or undergraduate
students; however, please note that all but one awardee, to date, have been
pursuing graduate research. There are no geographic restrictions, and
applications from countries outside the United States will be
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Friday, December 31, 2010 at 5:00 <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">pm</span> Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8 hours).
Award winners will be announced by March 31, 2011, with the awards given by May
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by email to <a href="mailto:dewind@xerces.org">dewind@xerces.org</a>. The proposal should be attached as a single file
in one of the following file formats: Microsoft Word, RTF text, or PDF. The
subject line of the email should read "DeWind Award
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</font><ul><font style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" size="1" color="#000000" face="Verdana,sans-serif"><li><em>Title</em>. List the title in <strong>Bold</strong>.
</li><li><em>Contact information</em>. Provide the name and 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).
</li><li><em>Abstract</em>. 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.</li></font></ul><font style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" size="1" color="#000000" face="Verdana,sans-serif">3. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Proposal body (2 pages)</span>. Begin with a
clear statement of the problem or objectives, follow with a clear methods
section, and end with a substantial conclusion. The proposal should include a
discussion of potential conservation applications and results, and what
products, if any, will result from this work.<br><br>4. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Additional information</span>. On separate
pages, please include the following information:
</font><ul><font style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" size="1" color="#000000" face="Verdana,sans-serif"><li>cited literature,
</li><li>detailed project budget,
<ul><li>It is the goal of the DeWind award that the funds be used for direct
research related expenses. Thus, overhead and/or administrative fees are
considered ineligible.</li></ul>
</li><li>timeline, and a
</li><li>short CV (2 pages or less).</li></font></ul><font style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" size="1" color="#000000" face="Verdana,sans-serif">5. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Please include all of the materials as a
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