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The Great Lakes Research and Education Center (GLREC) is a National Park Service program to foster excellent natural resource research in national parks of the Great Lakes Region. The center is located at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and services 10 parks in the region. These include Apostle Islands NL, Grand Portage NM, Isle Royale NP, Indiana Dunes NL, Pictured Rocks NL, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, and Voyageurs NP.
Since 2004 the GLREC has offered research internships for students and recent graduates during summer months to conduct studies in national parks of the Great Lakes region. The goals of the program are to: 1) support the education and career development of students and recent graduates via research opportunities, and 2) provide needed data and information pertaining to important issues and problems associated with resource management in parks.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Research may be in the physical, biological, or cultural sciences or be interdisciplinary.
- Each applicant must have a qualified advisor and NPS mentor who agree to provide project guidance.
- Applicant must be a student at an accredited college or university, working toward a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree, or be a postdoctoral student.
- Research must have a major component, including field work, focused on the natural and cultural resources of one of the Great Lakes national parks listed below on one of the priority research topics.
Funding: Up to $3,000 per proposal. Partial awards may be given for stipend, lodging and supplies.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 28, 2008
Successful applicants are required to submit a project report within one month after the award period.
The GLREC also encourages the presentation of findings at NPS and professional scientific meetings to scientific audiences. Production of publications and educational materials or workshops is also encouraged.
Selection will be based on the intellectual merit of the proposed study, the applicant’s ability to complete the project, and the project’s alignment with the Research Learning Center’s mission to promote high quality research on topics relevant to National Park Service resource management needs. Postdoctoral applications also will be judged on the potential for results to lead to a more extensive research effort in parks of the Great Lakes region. Proposals that leverage funds from other grants, scholarships, or departmental contributions are preferred but not required. Excellent proposals from applicants with no other support will be considered.
Housing and use of field stations or laboratories may be provided at select parks. In the budget include applicant salary, lodging, travel, equipment, supplies, sample analyses, and matching funding or in-kind services.
Questions?
Contact:
Dr. Joy Marburger
219-926-7561 ext 331
Email: joy_marburger@nps.gov
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