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College of Forestry and Conservation

Fellowships

The Bolle Center is committed to supporting education and research that enhances the well being of people, forests and other natural resources. To this end, it is actively involved in offering fellowship programs that support graduate education and research. Two fellowship programs are described below:

WYSS Scholars Program for Conservation of the American West

The Bolle Center in collaboration with the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana has been awarded a 5 year graduate fellowship program from the Wyss Foundation to support the education of future conservation leaders in the American West. From 2007-2011, the fellowship program funds partial tuition, a summer internship and payment after employment with a conservation organization for two students each year. Only graduate students who have completed their first semester in either the EVST or College of Forestry and Conservation's Resource Conservation master's degree programs at UM are eligable to apply.

Applications for year 2010-2011 are due December 22, 2009 (fall grades are due January 5, 2010. Review of applications and selection of interviewees will be determined by January 15, 2010 and interviews will be scheduled the week of January 25-29, 2010. For an application and more information.

Community Forestry and Environmental Research Partnerships (CFERP)

The Bolle Center supports participatory research on community issues related to forestry and natural resource management generally across the United States through its involvement with the Community Forestry and Environmental Research Partnership Program. Dr. Belsky serves on the advisory committee of the Community Forestry and Environmental Research Partnership program which provides fellowships for masters, pre-dissertation and dissertation students conducting participatory research in the U.S.. Graduate students enrolled in a social science or natural resource science degree program and planning to conduct field work in the U.S. which actively engages local community members and organizations in the research question and whom will directly use the research results are encouraged to apply.

visit the web page at http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/community_forestry/