ELIGIBILITY
NOTE: Owing to constraints of the funding that is making this course possible, this course is only open to Africa-based participants, and indeed is supposed to focus in an 8-country subset of East Africa; we may be able to make some exceptions to this latter limitation. To open the content of the course more broadly, however, we will capture all course content and events in the form of digital video, and this content will be made openly available worldwide via YouTube and other platforms, with all content indexed and linked at http://biodiversity-informatics-training.org/.
All researchers, students, technicians, planners, managers, and other interested persons from Africa and based in Africa are welcome to apply. Approximately 6-8 applicants from outside Rwanda will be selected to participate in the training course; local participants will be admitted as well in approximately equal numbers. Final selection of participants will be based on the following criteria:
1. Applicability of course material to the applicant’s occupation, research, studies, and overall interest.
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2. Potential for applicant to use new knowledge to implement studies and advances in the area of essential biodiversity variables and ecosystem services.
3. Adequate knowledge or experience in related fields so as to maximize the benefit of participation in the training course.
4. Potential for further sharing and diffusion of knowledge acquired during training.
5. Strength of letter of recommendation from current employer/supervisor.
Cost of Attendance
Thanks to support from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, participation in the course will be free to all participants chosen. Transportation costs will be covered, and meals will be provided during training sessions; per diems will not be provided, in light of all relevant expenses being covered. To maximize numbers of course participants that the program can accommodate, participants residing in Kigali within a commute of less than 1 hour will be reimbursed for daily travel to and from the course. Lunches and snacks during breaks will be provided for these local participants. Course participants traveling from outside Kigali will be funded for travel from the closest major city in their home or resident country to Kigali and back. These longer-distance participants will be provided food and lodging for the duration of the course.
Application Requirements
Applicants are responsible for assuring that all of the following materials are in the hands of the program organizers.
1. Application form.note that all prompts denoted by a ” * ” are required information, and answer all questions explicitly. Please do NOT copy and paste your CV into answer blanks.
2. Letter of recommendation from current employer/home institution
3. Curriculum vitae (CV)
Completed applications are due no later than 1 JULY 2019 and applicants accepted to the training course will be notified by approximately 1 August 2019. Application materials and any questions regarding the application process may be addressed to the course organizers (Erin Saupe and Town Peterson are the project co-directors) at BiodivTraining@gmail.com.
For more information,please visit http://biodiversity-informatics-training.org/