Student research competition

Beginning in 2010, the Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty
Group will offer an annual grant to support student research projects
at the graduate level (doctoral or masters). Awards are competitive:
proposals will be evaluated by a committee of three members of the
HDGC research community, representing a potentially wide range of HDGC
scholarship in geography. Award amounts are up to $1,000. In 2010 we
expect to make two such awards. In subsequent years the number of
awards will depend upon the availability of funds.

The aim of the competition is to provide support for student research
in the area of human dimensions of global change that culminates in a
doctoral or master’s thesis. These funds can be used to support
fieldwork, travel to a research site, or, for example, travel to scout
for a research site. Applications will be judged on the basis of (1)
scholarly merit of the project, including the relevance of the project
to HDGC research in geography; (2) the quality of the written
proposal; and (3) the qualifications of the student to complete the
proposed work.

Each applicant must be a student member of the AAG and HDGC SG at the
time of the award and the proposed project must directly contribute to
the student’s thesis.

Applications should include:
- A brief cover letter;
- Body of the proposal (maximum 4 double-spaced pages) which clearly
states the intellectual merit of the thesis project in its entirety,
as well as the contribution of these funds to the project’s success;
- An itemized budget with justification; and
- A one-page curriculum vitae.

Applications should be sent (in Microsoft Word *.doc or *.pdf format)
to hdgc_aag@wowway.com
File size should not exceed 1 MB.

Awards should be submitted no later than February 1, 2010. Winners
will be announced in March 2010. For further information, please see
the HDGC website at http://www.geography.osu.edu/aag-hdgc/.