[Pollinator] Now accepting applications for the 2012 DeWind Awards

Fri Nov 4 14:26:46 PDT 2011

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2012 JOAN MOSENTHAL DEWIND AWARD

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

The application deadline is Friday, December 30th, 2011. 

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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  <mailto:dewind at xerces.org?>
dewind at 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.

ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY

1971 - 2011: Forty Years of Conservation!

The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife
through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. The Society has
been at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide for forty years,
harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to
implement conservation programs. To learn more about our work or to donate
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