Foreign Scholar Travel Award

*Sponsored Foreign Scholar Travel Awards for 2022 IALE-North America Conference*

Awards are available to foreign scholars to offset costs associated with attending the 2022 IALE-North America meeting, March 27-31, 2022, in Riverside, California, USA. We wish to expand our reach to support more participants and encourage applications from non-G7 countries while also increasing connections and representation from other IALE-NA countries (Mexico, Central America, and The Caribbean).

The Foreign Scholar Travel Awards Committee is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in accordance with this statement. To that end, we specifically encourage foreign scholars with traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this award.

FOREIGN SCHOLAR TRAVEL AWARD: 
The North American Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE-North America) supports attendance of landscape ecologists from foreign countries and fosters international exchange about advances in landscape ecology at each annual meeting.

Foreign Scholar Travel Award recipients will receive funds to offset registration and travel costs associated with attending the 2022 IALE-North America meeting, March 27-31, 2022, in Riverside, California, USA.

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ELIGIBILITY: 
Applicants are NOT eligible if:

• the applicant is a citizen or current resident of the United States or Canada.
• the applicant is a citizen of a G7 country (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States).
• the applicant (of any nationality) is currently studying in the United States or Canada.
• the applicant (of any nationality) received a Master's or Doctorate at an institution in the United States or Canada.
• they have already been a recipient.

In addition to submitting your FSTA application materials by 5 JANUARY 2022 by email to ialena.foreignscholar<AT>gmail.com (see more information below), all applicants must submit an abstract for a paper or poster presentation at the 2022 conference. You must submit your abstract to the conference organizers by 3 JANUARY 2022. http://www.ialena.org/call-for-presentations.html
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SELECTION CRITERIA: 

1. Scientific merit and application to 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.
   
2. Financial need. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and show that without FTSA support, they would not be able to attend the Virtual Conference. 
   
3. Professional development. Applicants must demonstrate that attending the IALE-NA Conference will represent a significant professional opportunity for developing their expertise in landscape ecology and establishing working relationships with landscape ecologists from other countries. Preference is given to applicants in early career stages.
   
4. Geographical representation. Selection may be made to maximize the number of countries and regions represented.
   
5. Clarity of English and expression.
   

How To Apply

All application materials must be in English. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A complete application contains the following:

1. Name, Institution, Email address, Postal Address, Citizenship.
2. Curriculum vitae (maximum 4 pages).
3. Title and abstract of the paper or poster you will present at the Conference. The abstract should also be independently submitted to the conference organizers by 3 JANUARY 2022 at the conference website (http://www.ialena.org/call-for-presentations.html)
4. A summary of your research (750 words maximum) explaining how your research extends the scientific basis or application of landscape ecology (see Selection Criteria listed above).
5. Statement on what you hope to gain professionally from attending the IALE-NA Conference (200 words maximum). 
6. An explanation (200 words maximum) of why you need financial assistance to attend the conference (see Selection Criteria listed above). 

Submit your FSTA application materials by 5 JANUARY 2022 by email to ialena.foreignscholar<AT>gmail.com. Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format and Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Please put all materials into a single file with your last name included in the filename (e.g., Kuhn_FSTA_2022.pdf).  Files will be returned if materials are not combined into a single file.

Awards will be announced by the end of JANUARY 2022.

MORE INFORMATION: 
Questions: Email us at ialena.foreignscholar<AT>gmail.com

All IALE-NA sponsored foreign scholar travel award applications are due by *January 5, 2022*. Questions? Contact Anne Kuhn-Hines (ialena.foreignscholar@gmail.com).