NASA-MSU PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT AWARDS:

Instructions for Current Recipients

Call For Applications

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The NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Awards will be available for the 11th consecutive year to students who are going to give oral or poster presentations at the 2008 Annual Symposium of the U.S. Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE2008), held in Madison, Wisconsin from April 6 through April 10, 2008 http://www.usiale.org/madison2008/. 

These special awards are made possible by the support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Michigan State University (MSU). The selected students will have opportunities to meet with some leading landscape ecologists at a special dinner gathering, to learn the latest developments in landscape ecology at the symposium, and to build professional networks with other symposium attendees.

Approximately 20 awards (up to $700 each) will be given for the selected students to cover expenses associated with attending the symposium. Applications will be judged based on the merits of the applicants' abstracts, financial needs, and professional backgrounds and goals. Former award recipients are not eligible to apply. Minority students are especially encouraged to apply. All applications must be RECEIVED by January 15, 2008. The selection will be made by mid-February, 2008.

Interested students should submit FOUR hardcopies (including one original) of: 

(A) cover letter (interest in the award and statement of professional goals)
(B) completed application form 
(C) resume 
(D) abstract for IALE2008. (due November 2, 2007) 
Application Form for 2008: Adobe Acrobat Format | MS Word Format

For guidelines for abstract submission, please visit the conference website.

All application materials must be mailed to:

Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu 
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
115 Manly Miles Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Email : jliu@panda.msu.edu

Previous NASA-MSU Awardees:
 

1998	1999	2000	2001
2002	2003	2004	2005
2006	2007	2008	2009