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Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica

CURRENT APPLICATION DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2008

GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS

Wayqecha Cloud Forest Research Station, Cusco, Peru

The Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) and its Peruvian counterpart, the Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA), invite students enrolled in master's and doctoral graduate programs or diplom arbeit programs to submit research proposals in ecology, systematics, animal behavior, physiology, genetics, forest management, sustainable development, conservation, ethnobiology, geography, geology, and related fields. A limited number of grants, generally up to $3,000, will support field work carried out at Wayqecha Cloud Forest Research Station in Cusco, Peru. The grant will support national travel to and from the station, living expenses, and in some cases field equipment.

Before preparing a proposal, applicants should familiarize themselves with ACA's research priorities page.

To apply for a grant, you must submit the following materials:

A curriculum vitae
The application form (click here to download)
A research proposal, following the format described in the application form
Two recommendation letters, to be submitted by the referee

Proposals are being granted twice a year. The deadlines to receive your application are: February 1st and October 1st of the current year. Grant winners will be announced on April 1st and November 1st, respectively.

Please submit all application materials in electronic form, by the deadlines indicated in the previous paragraph, to Narda de la Barra (ndelabarra@conservacionamazonica.org). Recommendation letters should be sent by the referee electronically to the same e-mail address.