APPLICATION DEADLINE: Jan 13, 2017
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, PA) is currently accepting proposals for its 2017 Botany in Action Fellowship program, which fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed, first, to excellent research, and second, to educational outreach.
Open to PhD students enrolled at US graduate institutions and conducting plant-based scientific field research, the BIA program provides each Fellow with:
1) $5,000 for use towards research-related expenses at sites in the US or abroad; 2) an all-expenses paid trip to Phipps Conservatory to engage in science outreach training and opportunities to translate and communicate his or her research to non-scientific, public audiences through written, visual and/or oral means; and 3) subsequent opportunities to connect his or her research with the public through programs, exhibits, and other outreach venues.
BIA Fellowship research priorities (listed in no particular order):*
§ Ethnobotany, with special interest in plant use for physical and/or psychological well-being;
§ Diversity and conservation, particularly in regional (southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area) and tropical forests;
§ Landscape and brownfield restoration, particularly in plant-based ecosystem services; Sustainable landscapes;
§ Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health.
*For 2017, special consideration will be given to research in the following areas (listed in no particular order):
§ Ethnobotany and/or plant-based conservation in central Cuba or the surrounding islands;
§ Plant-based ecosystem services for landscape and brownfield restoration;
§ Sustainable landscapes in the US, particularly applicable to the southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area.
§ Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health.
Learn more about Phipps, the BIA fellowship program, and how to apply
Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Ph.D.
Science Education and Research Outreach Coordinator
mwheeler-dubas@phipps. conservatory.org
Desk: 412-622-6915 x3220
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One Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213
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