Purpose: The United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) has a program to support attendance at the annual meeting by landscape ecologists from foreign countries. This year, the 16th Annual Meeting of US-IALE  will be held at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona on April 25-29, 2001.

The Award: The recipients (we anticipate 6) of Foreign Scholar Travel Awards (FSTA) will receive a personal check from US-IALE for US$1,000 at the Annual Meeting and a waiver of registration fees. It is the recipient's responsibility to cover all transportation and lodging costs associated with participating in the meeting.

Selection Criteria:

1. Previous recipients of US-IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Awards are ineligible.

2. Applicants must not be US citizens or reside in the United States. Foreign students studying in the United States are ineligible to apply.

3. Recipients must give a paper or poster presentation at the Conference on their research in landscape ecology. We will favor applicants who demonstrate that their research (I) advances the scientific basis of landscape ecology, and/or (ii) the application of landscape ecology for natural resource protection or management. New and established landscape ecologists are encouraged to apply.

4. Applications from citizens of G7 countries (France, US, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada) will not be accepted.

5. Applicants must have demonstrated financial need and show that without FTSA support, they would not be able to attend the Conference.

6. Applicants must demonstrate that attending the US IALE Conference will represent a significant professional opportunity for developing their expertise in landscape ecology and establishing working relationships with landscape ecologists from other countries.

Application Process:

The following information should be submitted by 1 February 2001.

Name

Institution

Email address

Postal Address

Citizenship

Curriculum vitae

Title, abstract, and 500 word (max) summary (in English) of the paper or poster you will present at the Conference. Be sure to explain how your research extends the scientific basis or application of landscape ecology (see Selection Criteria listed above).

Statement on what you hope to gain from attending the US IALE Conference (no more than 500 words, in English). Explain why you need financial assistance to attend the conference (see Selection Criteria listed above).

Application materials may be submitted by email to USIALE-FSTA@edc.uri.edu, by fax to (401) 874-4561, or by post to Peter August, Dept. of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 USA. All application materials must be received by the deadline date of 1 February 2001. Other relevant deadlines include: abstracts for the Conference must be submitted by 30 November 2001 and the deadline for  pre-registration is 5 March 2001(see the US IALE Conference web page below for more details).

Awards will be announced on or before 1 March, 2001.

For More Information:

www.usiale.org for information on USIALE

http://www.west.asu.edu/leml/iale2001/ for information on IALE USA 2001 Annual Conference

Other questions -- email us at USIALE-FSTA@edc.uri.edu

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USIALE Foreign Scholars Travel Award Committee