Stan Rowe Home Place Graduate Award

The Canadian Council on Ecological Areas (CCEA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the second Stan Rowe Home Place Graduate Award

NEXT DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Award is:

• a cash award of at least $1,000;
• to be granted once per year;
• available to a graduate student studying in Canada and engaged in research related to CCEA's Mission. Priority will be given to projects having an emphasis on an ecosystem or landscape-based approach to selecting, establishing or managing protected ecological areas.

The cash award may be augmented by CCEA:

• inviting the student to present their work at the CCEA Annual Conference;
• promoting their work in the CCEA newsletter; and
• publishing their work as a CCEA occasional paper.

Applications should be made by a first year graduate student submitting:

• a brief letter, outlining their research and its relationship to CCEA’s Mission;
• a copy of their research proposal;
• a letter of reference from their supervising professor; and
• a current resume.

The applications should be submitted no later than December 15, 2009, preferably by e-mail. All applications received will be acknowledged by e-mail. The successful student will be advised by March 31, 2010 and their name will be posted on the CCEA website.

past Recipients:
2008
Tim Antill, MSc candidate, land reclamation and ecosystem restoration, University of Alberta. Dr. Anne Naeth (supervisor)
Laura Gray, PhD program, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta. Dr. Andreas Hamann (supervisor)

2007
Marilou Bourdages, Université Laval La flore de l’île Bonaventure : un outil pour l’aménagement du territoire

2006
Lee Anderson, University of Alberta Ecological, Benchmarking in Canada’s Boreal Forest