Funding-Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship; January 4, 2010

The Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (TFISE) will be accepting proposals for the Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship for the 2010 spring semester from November 16, 2009 through January 4, 2010. Only one application per faculty advisor per review period will be considered.

The primary role of the Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship is to provide partial support of graduate-level research in environmentally related studies for University of Kentucky students. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the biological, ecological, chemical, and physical processes that affect water quality, air quality, soil quality, and ecosystem health. Applicants must have at least a 3.25 undergraduate GPA and a 3.5 graduate GPA. The TFISE strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to participate fully in this fellowship program. Priority will be given to programs that provide benefits to or have implications for Kentucky.

Funds are available to full-time, degree-seeking graduate students for assistance with expenses relating to thesis or dissertation research, as well as for travel to present research at professional meetings, as follows:

Research or Research-Related Travel

Current graduate students may apply for research support if they have specific expenses related to thesis or dissertation research. The award may total no more than $5,000 per calendar year for research at domestic locations or $5,000 per calendar year for research at international locations. The research topic and trip must be approved by a committee appointed by the TFISE.

Travel to Professional Meeting/Conference

All applications packets must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. (EST), January 4, 2010, to be eligible for the 2009 spring semester. Only one application per faculty advisor per review period will be considered. Application materials can be found at:

http://www.ise.uky.edu/node/75

1. The fellowship recipient is required to submit a one-page progress report approximately midway through the grant period.
2. A final report must be submitted to the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment no later than two months following the project completion date. Receipts and explanations of costs must be included with the final report.
3. Inclusion of publication reprints or other products resulting from the project is highly encouraged.
4. Confirmation of travel must be submitted along with the final report for all travel awards.
5. All unexpended funds must be returned one month after the start of the next unfunded semester.

For additional information regarding this program or for paper forms, please contact:

Dr. Carol Hanley
Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859-333-8248
Email: chanley@uky.edu