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Weekly Update (01/20/2025)

ESPP Announcements

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  • Fate of the Earth: Our Waters Symposium - Call for Abstracts

    We welcome submissions for oral and poster presentations for the symposium. Presentations and poster sessions will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Kellogg Center. We seek abstracts that address the conference goals and are focused on this year’s theme: Our Waters. Authors are encouraged to address collaborative, interdisciplinary, and/or engaged approaches to solving water problems, although any water-related topic is welcome. Submit your abstract at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/FateoftheEarth/ Abstract submissions due February 7th, 2025

Seminars, Workshops, and Other Events

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Scholarships, Fellowships, and Funding Opportunities

  • CIGLR 2025 Partner Programs call for proposals | Deadline January 31, 2025

    Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) is accepting proposals from Regional Consortium members for a suite of programs that aim to build collaborative partnerships through career development opportunities, visionary science, and impactful outreach. This includes postdoctoral fellowships, Graduate Research Fellowships, Summer Fellowships, ECO support, and Seed Funding. Please visit the full program announcements linked below for descriptions, eligibility, and application information. More information can also be found on the CIGLR website. Contact CIGLR Managing Director Mary Ogdahl with questions.

  • 2025 Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Scholarship (EAIS)

    The MSU Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is inviting nominations for two important distinctions: the 2025 Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Scholarship (EAIS) and faculty and professional staff election to the Society. The EAIS is presented by the Chapter annually to a faculty team in recognition of exemplary interdisciplinary work. The selected team will be conferred with the award and an accompanying monetary prize of $1,000 at the Chapter’s annual Initiation and Award Ceremony on April 5, 2025. Please see the attached letter from selection committee chairperson Dr. Francisco Villarruel for more information about this award and the nomination process.

  • William W. Taylor & Henry A. Regier Great Lakes Fisheries Graduate Fellowship |Deadline: February 10, 2025

    Applicants must be students enrolled in a graduate program at MSU, who are performing research related to the sustainability of fish, wildlife, or water resources using an integrated or joint approach that links humans with their natural environment. Applicants shall demonstrate a dedication to understanding factors affecting the sustainability of Great Lakes fisheries ecosystems along with excellent academic credentials, evidence of leadership, ability to communicate to the public as well as professional communities, and the ability to solve problems creatively.

  • Vera M. Wallach Fellowship Fund for Graduate Students |Deadline: February 12, 2025

    The Vera M. Wallach Fellowship for Graduate Students is for Michigan State University graduate students studying wildlife management, wildlife ecology, or natural resource management, or conducting Arctic and Antarctic research, with emphasis on the protection and preservation of wildlife in those regions.

  • Theodore Roosevelt Conservation and Environmental Leadership Fellowship | Deadline: February 12, 2025

    The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation and Environmental Leadership Fellowship was established to enable graduate students from a variety of disciplines to build their leadership capacity early in their career. Fellowships are intended to help recipients achieve a level of professional and personal growth that prepares them for leadership roles in natural resources and conservation-based organizations and agencies.

  • 2025 Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellowship | Application Deadline Jan 29, 2025

    Selected through a competitive application process, Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellows come from academic institutions across the state. During the program, they help local governments take tangible steps toward their sustainability goals while creating shareable deliverables. The program, located in Ann Arbor, will run from May 19-July 25, 2025. Register here to attend the information webinar on Jan 15, 2025 at 12 pm.

Jobs and Training Opportunities

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  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Collaborative Learning School | May 5-16, 2025 | Nigeria

    The Collaborative Learning School (CLS) is a field-based workshop led by U.S. and African scientists and practitioners. The CLS connects participants with farmers, policymakers, and other stakeholders at the community level to assess food security challenges and identify innovative solutions using the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus framework. Applications are invited from early career researchers (at minimum PhD in process with Masters completed, or early career researchers up to 5 years after PhD was granted) from the US, African, or EU countries with research or activities directly related to WEF Nexus themes. We encourage applicants from a broad set of disciplines to apply (biophysical, social sciences, engineering, and others). Application deadline January 12, 2025

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