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COMPTON FELLOWSHIPS IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The UF Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation announces an initiative of the Compton Foundation to promote graduate student research in tropical conservation. The objective is to produce graduates who are able contribute to the conservation of natural systems and to appropriate development necessary for long-term sustainability. Candidates must have the disciplinary depth and credentials to command a position in their chosen fields, but also have the breadth to draw upon the expertise and perspectives of other disciplines.
Compton Foundation funding for this initiative is targeting support to graduate students from Latin America and subAfrica who are pursuing studies in the field of environment and sustainable development and who -Saharan have commitment to returning to their home countries or elsewhere in the developing world. Fellowship applicants should be individuals who show strong leadership capacity, who are innovative, good communicators, and who are likely to make a significant contribution through their work, personal abilities, and dedication.
These scholarships are designed to facilitate graduate student research projects that will strengthen the conservation of biodiversity in tropical countries. Funds may be used to conduct research and to participate in international internships or conferences.
Program Format
Fellowships will be awarded to four graduate students. Applications must be nationals of tropical, developing countries. Preference will be given to candidates from Mexico, Central America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Funds should enable students to conduct research that will make a significant impact on tropical conservation. Their course of study should emphasize linkages between environment, population, sustainable development, and/or security issues.
A stipend of up to $10,000 for Masters students and $15,000 for doctoral students will be awarded per fellowship. Master degree students should be conducting thesis research. Ph.D. candidates should be advanced students with an approved research proposal for work based in a developing country.
For information about current funding, please contact:
Dr. Susan K. Jacobson
Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation
P.O. Box 110440
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
University of Florida Phone: 392-8372
Email: JacobsonS@wec.ufl.edu
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Recent Compton Fellows 2001 FELLOWS Rafael Angel
Reyna (Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation).
Research Project:
Response of white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) group size
and population density to human disturbance in southern Mexico. Luis A. Arriola (Department of Anthropology).
Research Project: The intertwining
relationship between human modifications of the landscape and
land tenure patterns in two fragmented areas of the Maya Forest. Michel K. Masozera (School
of Forest Resources and Conservation). Research Project: Socioeconomic impact
analysis of the conservation of Nyungwe Forest Reserve, Rwanda. Diana Alvira (Department of Botany). Research Project: Liana management in selectively logged lowland forest in Bolivia: integrating silvicultural practices compatible with sustainable forestry. 2002 FELLOWS Franklin Paniagua (Center for Latin American Studies, TCD Program) Augustine Donkor (Department of Environmental Engineering).
Research Project: Mercury contamination
due to gold mining in South Central Ghana:
biogeochemistry and remedial measures for local
government. Sergio Restrepo (Department of Geology).
Research Project: Historical vs. Modern
Soil Erosion in Colombia: Human
Impact and Implications for Conservation. Omaira Bolanos (Center for Latin American Studies, TCD Program). Research Project: Changes in community expectations about new forest management practices in Bolivia. Lin Cassidy (Program in Interdisciplinary Ecology).
Research Project:
Anthropogenic burning and land management in the
Okavango Panhandle in Botswana. Norman E. Breuer (Department of Food and Resource Economics).
Research Project: Monitoring and
evaluation of medicinal plants as alternative crops for ex-situ
on farm conservation and improved livelihoods for subsistence
farmers. 2003 FELLOWS Jackson Efitre (Department of Zoology).
Research Project:
Predictive yield models for crater lake fisheries of
Uganda: An unexpected marriage of rural development and conservation. Ignacio Escorriola (Department of Environmental Engineering).
Research Project:
Managing natural resources in a neotropical ramsar
site: Harvesting eggs and rearing the freshwater turtle,
Trachemys scripta, for the pet trade. Alejandro Jose Paredes Borjas (Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation).
Research Project:
Hydrology and habitat use by the Jabiru Stork and
sustainable wetlands management in eastern Honduras and Belize. Santigo Espinosa A. (Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation).
Research Project:
Evaluation of an Environmental Education Program for
the Conservation of the Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in
Ecuador. 2004 FELLOWS Andrea Chavez (Department of Geography). Research Project: Land Conservation along the Transoceanic Road Inapari – Iberia: A Socio-Spatial Study of Road Extension and Forest Fragmentation. Omar Antonio Figueroa (Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation). Research Project: Habitat Selection by a Vulnerable Mesoamerican Stork and Implications for its Management. Joyce P. Lepetu (School of Forest Resources and Conservation). Research Project: Forest Dependency in Chobe Forest Reserve, Botswana. Alfredo Arturo Rios ( School of Natural Resources and Environment). Research Project: Integrating Socioeconomic and Ecological Dimensions toward the Communal Management of the Andean Potato Weevil.
2005 FELLOWS Gerardo Celis Azofeifa ( School of Natural Resources and Environment). Research Project: Seedling Characteristics of Native Tree Species for Reforestation. Osvaldo Jordan (Department of Political Science). Research Project: The Political Boundaries of Environmental Management: A Comparative Assessment of Ethnic Control Over Natural Resources In the Caribbean Basin. Kibiby Jabir Mtenga (Department of Agricultural Education and Communication). Research Project: Linking Women Farmers in the Market: Strategies for Integrating Gender Equity and Community Empowerment in Natural Resource Conservation in Malawi. Luis Antonio Ramos ( School of Natural Resources and Environment). Research Project: The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: Effects of Communication Processes on Perceptions and Policies of Natural Areas. |