The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute invites applications for its 2015 Graduate Research Fellowship program.
NDSU and University of North Dakota graduate students who are conducting or planning research in water resources may apply for fellowships of varying duration, ranging from three months to one year. Fellowship award typically range from $800 to $1,000 per month for master’s degree students and $1,000 to $1,400 per month for doctoral students.
The fellowship funds must be applied between March 1, 2015, and Feb. 29, 2016. A technical completion report co-written by the fellow and the adviser is expected of each fellowship research project.
Research proposed for fellowship support should relate to water resources issues in the state or region. Regional, state or local collaborations or co-funding will strengthen an application. Fellowships have a matching requirement of two non-federal dollars to one federal dollar.
Applicants should have a plan of study filed and/or should have a thesis research topic selected when applying. Applications need to be prepared in consultation with advisers. Advisers of the applicant should co-sign the applications.
Applications from students and advisers who have not met the reporting requirements of their previous fellowship projects will not be considered for funding.
General criteria used for proposal evaluation include scientific merit, originality, research related to state or region, and extent of regional, state or local collaboration and/or co-funding. A panel of state water resources professionals will review the proposals.
Award announcements will be made by early January, subject to the appropriation of funds for the fiscal year 2015 program by the federal government.
Applications are due Wednesday, Nov. 26, by 5 p.m.
Submit original and four hard copies of applications to Linda Charlton, Family Life Center (FLC 320), NDSU Dept. 2030, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 and an electronic copy in Word format to g.padmanabhan@ndsu.edu.
For more information, visit www.ndsu.edu/wrri or contact Padmanabhan at g.padmanabhan@ndsu.edu or Charlton at linda.charlton@ndsu.edu.
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