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The Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation has announced a new annual investment in a graduate scholarship programme to support talented Masters and PhD candidates who are pursuing lobster research.
This year the Foundation intends to award two Masters level scholarships each valued at $10,000 per year for two years and one PhD level scholarship valued at $10,000 per year for three years.
“During our first Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation symposium in July, our stakeholders made it clear that it was a priority not only to continue to fund research but to invest in and encourage a new generation to pursue lobster research,” says Foundation Executive Director Rick Doucet. “The Foundation and our partners were eager to move ahead to establish this scholarship program.”
Funding these scholarships supports the primary goal of the ALSF to promote and support applied research and related activities to preserve, restore and enhance the lobster stocks, their habitats and ecosystems. Dr. Mike Chadwick, Chair of the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation Science Committee says applicants’ work should support one or more of the four research priorities outlined by stakeholders at the July symposium.
“It’s very important to the Foundation that the research and projects we fund support the priorities identified by stakeholders across the industry,” says Chadwick. “There were four major research themes that stakeholders asked us to focus on: lobster enhancement, indicators of lobster sustainability, environmental impacts and socio-economic aspects of sustainability.
“These scholarships will help ensure that the Foundation continues to support work that is science-based and future-focused and ultimately benefits all stakeholders: fishermen, processors, buyers and consumers.”
Application Criteria.
The Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation graduate scholarships are open to full-time students in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Maine. Forms can be obtained on the ALSF website on the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation at www.lobstersustainability.ca and should be accompanied by a maximum of four pages outlining: 1) Objectives of their thesis, 2) Background information, 3) Proposed methods, 4) Relevance of the work and 5) Qualifications of the applicant, including an academic transcript. The deadline for applications will be December 15.
Further information on the four research themes can be found in the attached backgrounder or on the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation at www.lobstersustainability.ca
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