Owen F. Aldis Scholarship Fund
International Society for Human Ethology
Award: $8000 – $8000
Deadline: January
To support graduate studies in human ethology, defined as the biological study of human behavior; to nurture excellence in human ethology by supporting students who are undertaking empirical research in human behavior, drawing on the repertoire of methods developed in biology and the human behavioral sciences. Qualifications: Applicants must be students who have not yet formally received doctorate at the time of the application deadline; they may be from any academic discipline related to human ethology, and academic advisor or director at a recognized educational or scientific institution must support application; "Student" includes anyone working toward a degree with a mentor or advisor at a recognized institution; mentors can be any researcher from a reputable scientific institution; neither applicants nor mentors need be members of ISHE; previous applicants, including previous winners of Aldis Commendations but excluding previous winners of Aldis Awards, are eligible to re-apply for an Aldis Award in a later year; the proposed research must be ethological in nature. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the judging panel; applications will be evaluated anonymously by at least four senior ISHE members and ad hoc specialists if necessary. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application; applications must be written in English; the main application document must be submitted as an MS-Word document named: applicant's surname_Aldis_ year and should consist of the following. This outline must have a maximum length of 3500 words, not including timetable, budget or references; cover sheet: to include [1] title of the study, [2] the applicant's name, institutional affiliation, postal address and email address, and [3] the mentor's name, email address and institutional affiliation; an outline of the planned study should cover the following areas: aims, concentrating on innovative aspects; theoretical background; methodological issues and procedure; timetable; Itemized budget showing how the award will be spent; applicants should also include the following documents as pdf or MSWord files: a letter from the applicant's institution giving permission for the applicant to conduct the proposed research at that institution; short CVs of the applicant and his/her mentor (with publications); a letter of support from his/her mentor. Focus: Behavioral sciences.