GAANN PHD FELLOWSHIPS IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND GENOMICS IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, KANSASSTATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN
The
Division of Biology at Kansas State University has been awarded new
funding from the US Department of Education GAANN program to support up
to seven Graduate Fellows for PhD research in the areas of Ecology,
Evolution and Genomics (EEG). The Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need (GAANN) program provides fellowships to assist graduate
students with excellent academic records who can demonstrate financial
need. EEG GAANN Fellowships include tuition and a stipend of up to $30,000 per year (based on financial need).
The Ecology, Evolution and Genomics GAANN draws on the strengths of our Ecological Genomics Institute (http://ecogen.ksu.edu), expertise in Grassland Ecology, and Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program (http://kpbs.konza.ksu.edu). Areas of study open to Graduate Fellows include:
-Molecular and Physiological Basis of Organismal Adaptation
-Genetic Architecture of Speciation
-Population Structure of Grassland Species
-Conservation Genetics
-Ecological Genomics
-Metagenomics
-Community Ecology
-Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology.
GAANN
awards are made to programs and institutions to sustain and enhance the
capacity for teaching and research in areas of national need. The
interdisciplinary GAANN program in Biology at Kansas State University will
address the critical need to train biologists to be effective teachers
and skilled researchers in diverse professional and cultural contexts.
One outcome of the GAANN program will be to train graduate students who
are capable of addressing important conceptual and practical issues in
interdisciplinary research in the biological sciences.
The
application deadline for admission in Fall 2010 is December 15, 2009
(can be delay for Puerto Rican students). Applicants must be citizens
or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.
Individuals from groups underrepresented in science are particularly
encouraged to apply! For application instructions and additional
information, visit:
Program Coordinator, Kansas State University
Division of Biology, 104 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4901
Phone: (785) 532-3482, Fax: (785) 532-6653