12/15/2007

Casner Fellowship

The Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment (TFCE) will be accepting proposals for the Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship for the 2008 spring semester from December 15, 2007 through February 1, 2008. 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 TFCE 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 Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment Scientific Advisory Board.
• Travel to Professional Meeting/Conference
  Current graduate students may apply for conference support if they have been accepted to present research at a conference or professional meeting. Awards may total no more than $1,000 per student per calendar year for presentations at domestic locations or $1,000 per fiscal year for presentations at international locations.