<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">IUSSI NAS Secretary</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:iussi.nas@gmail.com">iussi.nas@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 1:51 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: For Immediate Release: Scholarships Available to Graduate Students Studying Honey Bees<br>To: <<a href="mailto:IUSSI-NAS-L@lists.ufl.edu">IUSSI-NAS-L@lists.ufl.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>*For Immediate Release, August 10, 2020:* Please distribute to all<br>
university or research colleagues who have graduate students studying honey<br>
bees.<br>
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*From:* Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees<br>
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*Contact:* Molly Sausaman, Executive Director, 720-616-4145,<br>
<a href="mailto:msausaman@abfnet.org" target="_blank">msausaman@abfnet.org</a><br>
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*Scholarships Available to Graduate Students Studying Honey Bees*<br>
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*Submission Deadline: September 28, 2020*<br>
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The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees is again offering four<br>
$3,000 scholarships to apiculture graduate students in 2021. The purpose of<br>
this scholarship program, now in its fourteenth year, is to foster<br>
professional development of emerging apicultural scientists by allowing<br>
award recipients to attend the American Beekeeping Federation (ABF)<br>
Conference & Tradeshow. Due to the 2021 ABF Conference & Tradeshow being<br>
postponed until 2022, this year’s foundation scholars will be invited to<br>
attend the 2022 event. More information will be released at a later date.<br>
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Affiliated with the ABF, the foundation is a charitable organization<br>
focused on making funding available for research and educational endeavors<br>
within the beekeeping industry. It has benefited tremendously from many<br>
generous gifts, including the estates of Glenn and Gertrude Overturf and<br>
Margaret and Victor Thompson, and continues to be sustained by ongoing<br>
gifts from ABF members and other supportive donors.<br>
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Graduate students *currently enrolled* in a university and studying any<br>
aspect of honey bees, bee husbandry and/or the apiculture industry are<br>
eligible to apply for one of the scholarships being offered. Each award<br>
recipient will receive a $3,000 scholarship check, and moreover, in 2022,<br>
the foundation will reimburse conference travel and lodging expenses up to<br>
$750. During the 2022 ABF Conference & Tradeshow, graduate students will<br>
have the opportunity to meet the foundation board of trustees, as well as<br>
fellow researchers and beekeepers, and will be invited to present their<br>
research during the event’s foundation luncheon.<br>
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*Scholarship applications will be accepted through September 28, 2020.*<br>
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*Application Criteria:*<br>
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Each applicant must submit the following for consideration, *as one<br>
combined PDF document with their name as the file name (e.g.,<br>
JaneSmith.pdf):*<br>
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*1. **A one-page cover letter from a university advisor outlining:*<br>
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· The student’s progress toward their graduate degree (Master’s or<br>
PhD);<br>
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· Tentative graduation date;<br>
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· Any other pertinent information about the student; and<br>
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· Any information about the research that would help “get to know”<br>
the student.<br>
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*2. **The student’s curriculum vitae or resume, not to exceed two<br>
pages.*<br>
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*3. **A research proposal (not to exceed three pages), written by the<br>
graduate student. This proposal should:*<br>
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· Begin with a title and an introduction to the research problem,<br>
followed by clear goals and objectives that state the research questions<br>
and hypotheses;<br>
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· Outline specific research experiments the student is conducting<br>
while completing their degree;<br>
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· Describe research the student is planning to perform or the<br>
progress the student has already made toward that research;<br>
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· Clearly state how the research benefits bees, beekeepers and/or the<br>
apiculture industry;<br>
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· Discuss the methods that will be used to answer the research<br>
questions and the expected results or results to date; and<br>
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· Be written for a general audience. *Many of the reviewers of the<br>
proposals are beekeepers* who are genuinely interested in understanding the<br>
importance and implications of the research.<br>
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*All applications must be submitted by email to the foundation’s executive<br>
director Molly Sausaman at **<a href="mailto:msausaman@abfnet.org" target="_blank">msausaman@abfnet.org</a>* <<a href="mailto:msausaman@abfnet.org" target="_blank">msausaman@abfnet.org</a>>*<br>
no later than September 28, 2020.* Email submissions must include the<br>
applicant’s name, mailing address, email address and phone number. Please<br>
use the subject line: 2021 Foundation Scholarship Application.<br>
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Award recipients will be selected late in October 2020. Award letters<br>
containing detailed information about the scholarship and 2022 ABF<br>
Conference & Tradeshow information will be delivered early in November 2020.<br>
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For questions or additional information about the Foundation for the<br>
Preservation of Honey Bees, contact executive director Molly Sausaman at<br>
720-616-4145 or <a href="mailto:msausaman@abfnet.org" target="_blank">msausaman@abfnet.org</a>.<br>
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The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees is a charitable research<br>
and education foundation organized with a mission of preserving and<br>
protecting honey bees to ensure a quality food supply and environment.<br>
Visit: <a href="http://preservationofhoneybees.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">preservationofhoneybees.org</a><br>
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-- <br>
Sarah P. Lawson, PhD<br>
Secretary<br>
IUSSI / NAS<br>
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