Deadline– 1 November 2013
All eligible applicants are invited to submit applications for Liber Ero Fellowship Program offered to conduct and communicate world-class research that informs conservation and management issues relevant to Canada. The objective of this program is to develop the next generation of conservation scientists, trained in the latest methods and in the skills necessary to affect policy and improve conservation of Canada’s wild places and natural resources.
The fellowship will consist of 2 years of support (the second year contingent upon satisfactory progress) with $55,000/yr in salary and a $15,000 annual travel and research budget.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Eligible scholars will be exceptional researchers, who have received their PhD prior to the start of the fellowship. Applicants should propose to be based at a Canadian academic or conservation institution, but researchers from any country are eligible for consideration. Applicants will identify a mentorship team of at least one academic and at least one conservation practitioner mentor. Applicants are encouraged to identify the mentor team early in their proposal to foster a meaningful collaboration.
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