[Pollinator] DeWind Award 2009 Applications Now Being Accepted

[Matthew Shepherd (Xerces Society)]

The Joan Mosenthal DeWind Awards 2009

The Xerces Society is now accepting applications for two $3,750 awards for research into Lepidoptera conservation. 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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, please note that all but one awardee, to date, have been pursuing graduate research. Applications from countries outside the United States will be considered.

Submission Deadline for 2009 Awards
The submission deadline is Friday, December 19, 2008 at 5:00 PM PST. Award winners will be announced by March 31, 2009, with the awards given by May 2009.

Instructions for Submitting the Proposal 
All proposals must be submitted by email to dewind at xerces.org. The proposal should be attached as a single attachment in one of the following file formats: Microsoft Word, RTF text, or PDF. The subject line of the email should read "DeWind Award Proposal." 

Proposal Format (all text should use 12 pt font and standard margins)
1. Cover page (1 page). 
a. Title. List the title in CAPITAL LETTERS. 
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. 

2. Proposal body (2 pages). 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.

3. Additional information. On separate pages, please include all of the following information: cited literature, detailed project budget, timeline, and a CV (CV must be 2 pages or less). It is the goal of the DeWind award that the funds by used for direct research related expenses and thus overhead and/or administrative fees are considered ineligible.

4. Please include all of the materials as a single attachment. 

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