Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

2002 Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program for the Americas

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program is pleased to
announce its 2002 competitions. The program is a collaboration among
Canon U.S.A., Inc., the American Association for the Advancement of
Science and the US National Park Service. Thanks to a generous
commitment by Canon U.S.A., Inc., the program will be awarding eight
US$78,000 scholarships to Ph.D. students throughout the Americas to
conduct research critical to conserving the national parks of the
region.

Research projects in the biological, physical, social and cultural
sciences are eligible, as well as projects in a new category
technology innovation in support of conservation science.
Applications must be received by 1 July 2002. For information about
the Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program and a copy of the
Application Guide, please visit
<URL:http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships/>

    **** Moderator's comments: Upon inquiry, Dr. Gary Machlis,
    Visiting Chief Social Scientist, National Park Service, provided
    further information:

        Students doing doctoral work related to the cultural
        sciences (including conservation of materials, ethnography,
        cultural studies, and so forth) are most definitely
        included, and scholarships are earmarked for students in the
        social/cultural sciences. I hope that information is useful.

Marina Sansostri Ratchford
Senior Program Associate
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Latin America and the Caribbean Project
1200 New York Ave., NW
Washington DC 20005
202-326-6490
Fax: 202-289-4958


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