Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Southwest China

TRAINEESHIP APPLICATION PROCESS

IGERT Traineeships will train graduate students to address the complex, transdisciplinary challenges of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Trainees will participate in IGERT seminars, workshops, and field research in China. Trainees will participate in IGERT seminars, workshops, and field research in China. Traineeships include annual tuition and stipend ($30,000/year) for up to 2 years and travel to China. Trainees are also eligible for Graduate Assistant Health Insurance. IGERT Trainees and Faculty are encouraged to find additional funding (teaching, assistantships, project assistantships, research funding) to complete the total costs for training.

Step 1. Review the Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Southwest China website to determine if the theme of this program matches with your educational interests and goals. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be seeking a PhD degree.

Step 2. Contact one of the IGERT faculty (see Research team) or other UW faculty with interests pertinent to this IGERT. Send the faculty member a letter of interest. Send the same information via e-mail to the IGERT Program Manager.

Step 3 . Apply for graduate admission in the PhD program in the faculty member’s Department.

Step 4. If a faculty member agrees to sponsor your application for an IGERT traineeship, please submit the following :

Your resume
A brief IGERT application letter that indicates why you want to participate in this IGERT program, your experience in working in multidisciplinary teams and how your research will relate to the IGERT project.
A letter from your prospective advisor supporting your application to the IGERT program.

Step 5. Request that the department you have applied to send the IGERT Program Manager a complete copy of your graduate school application.

These documents must be submitted by February 1, 2008.

UW-Madison is committed to diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

For more information and submission of applications contact:

Dr. Teri Allendorf, IGERT Program Manager, 240 Agriculture Hall, 1450 Linden Drive, Madison WI 53706-1562
allendorf@wisc.edu, 608-262-3946.