IGERT Program in Watershed Science and Policy Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) is offering PhD fellowships through NSF's Integrative Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) program. This is a highly competitive and prestigious award. Fellowships are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents in any water-, river- or watershed-related field of study, including Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrology, Geography, Plant Biology, Zoology, Forestry, and Ecology. Applicants should have a MS-level degree at the time of enrollment (direct PhD possible in cases of exceptional merit.) Fellowship benefits include $30,000/year stipends, $10,500/year education allowances, student laptops, and annual international river basin tours.
For more information and application material, please see http://www.igert.siuc.edu or contact [email protected]. Start date is June 2011. Application deadline is Jan. 15, 2011.
