Scholarships for Minority and Underrepresented Individuals
The USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program offers scholarship funds for registration to attend the National Conference on Urban Ecosystems on November 17-18, 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This opportunity is available to individuals from minority and underrepresented groups. The application form asks the applicant to indicate the ethnic minority group they belong to (African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander) or other, if they belong to another underrepresented group, which could include individuals with disabilities qualified under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act (impaired vision, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing and other).
DEADLINE TO APPLY EXTENDED TO AUGUST 30, 2005
Scholarships for Minority and Underrepresented Individuals
National Conference on Urban Ecosystems
November 17-18, 2005
Charlotte, NC
The USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program offers scholarship funds for registration to attend the National Conference on Urban Ecosystems on November 17-18, 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This opportunity is available to individuals from minority and underrepresented groups. The application form asks the applicant to indicate the ethnic minority group they belong to (African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander) or other, if they belong to another underrepresented group, which could include individuals with disabilities qualified under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act (impaired vision, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing and other).
The Forest Service will award three scholarships for each state, as well as three each for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific territories. Individuals who wish to apply for scholarships should send the application form to Iris Magaly Zayas, USDA Forest Service no later than July 30, 2005. After this date the scholarships will be awarded to those who are eligible as available on a first come, first served basis.
Each scholarship covers the cost of one full registration, which includes these conference events:
· Evening Reception · Roundtable lunch
· General Sessions · Keynote speaker lunch
· Concurrent Sessions · Exhibits
· Continental Breakfasts
The scholarship does not cover:
· Additional conference events e.g. workshops or proceedings
· Hotel accommodations
· Travel
· Food (except where noted above)
· Any reimbursable expenses
Scholarship recipients will receive a unique registration code to use when registering for the 2005 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems on-line or by mail.
Questions and completed forms should be sent to:
Iris Magaly Zayas, USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
Ph: (404) 347-1650
Fax: (404) 347-2776
E-mail: izayas@fs.fed.us
