The Cave Conservancy Foundation will award an Undergraduate Fellowship in Karst Studies for $5000, a M.S. Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies for $5000, and a Ph.D. Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies for $15,000. Any study of caves and karst in any field, including but not limited to archeology, biology, engineering, geography, geology, and social sciences will be considered. The research can involve any cave and karst areas, including those outside the United States. Applicants must be full-time graduate or undergraduate students at a U.S. college or university.
Applicants for the undergraduate fellowship must include a letter of intent, a proposal of the research not to exceed 5000 words, a letter of support from the undergraduate advisor, and undergraduate transcripts. Mail applications before May 1, 2012 to Cave Conservancy Foundation, Attn: Undergraduate Fellowship Program, 13131 Overhill Lake Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23059. Applications may be e-mailed in lieu of paper mailed to: hhobbs@wittenberg.edu and cavecv@aol.com The award will be announced by June 1, 2012. For more information contact Dr. Horton H. Hobbs III, at Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, P.O. Box 720, Springfield OH 45501-0720, via e-mail at hhobbs@wittenberg.edu.
Applicants for the graduate fellowships (M.S. and Ph.D.) must include a letter of intent, a curriculum vita, a thesis proposal, graduate transcripts, and two letters of recommendation, one being from the thesis advisor. Mail applications before June 1, 2012 to Cave Conservancy Foundation, Attn: Graduate Fellowship Program, 13131 Overhill Lake Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23059. In lieu of paper mail the application may be emailed to; dculver@american.edu and cavecv@aol.com. The award will be announced by July 1, 2012. For more information contact Dr. David C. Culver, at Department of Environmental Sciences, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016-8007, via e-mail at dculver@american.edu.
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