Mailing 37/2008 vom 04.12.2008

SEH Förderung, SEH Grant in Herpetology for 2009

SEH grant 2009 deadline was 31.Oct 2009 new deadline 10.Dec.

I have not received any application until now. May be through a mistake most have not noticed dead line for the grant was 31.Oct 2008.
We now provide a new dead lien 10. Dec. Please submit until this date

SEH Grant in Herpetology for 2009

The SEH Grant in Herpetology will again support, in 2009, at least one
project orientated to conservation of the amphibians and reptiles in
Europe and the Mediterranean basin with a focus on either a species or
habitat, and with a grant of up to EUR 2000. Project applications will
be assessed by the SEH Conservation Committee and the SEH Council, and
priority will be given to those addressing species conservation
priorities identified by the Committee and the Council:

1. Conservation oriented (has the goal of the project influence of the
protection of an area, influent for the government to protect a
region).
2. Proposed costs with time table, expenses for the project material,
other costs (petrol) and not mainly for food and articles for life.
3. Scientific background.
4. SEH funds are much needed, project is not mainly financed by
institution etc.

The recipient of the funds does not need to be an SEH member, but the
applicant must be a SEH member before the deadline date. Applications
from young researchers are particularly encouraged.
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2008, and they should be
sent to the Treasurer, Dr. Jakob Hallermann (Biozentrum Grindel &
Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, D-20146
Hamburg, Germany; e-mail: Hallermann@zoologie.uni-hamburg.de) in
electronic versions as PDF or Word file. Applications must include:

A short curriculum vitae of the prospective candidate.
An outline of the project, including the time table, the goals that
are intended to be achieved and the means for reaching these goals.
A financial plan, including a statement on other financial support
for the project.

Please send all this in only one document.

A decision on the applications will be taken in January 2009. The grant will be provided on the understanding that the funds are used
exclusively for the purpose that they are provided for, and that a
report will be submitted to the SEH Council immediately after the
project has been completed.

Dr. Jakob Hallermann
Zoologisches Museum
Universität Hamburg
Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3
20146 Hamburg
Germany
International phone ++49 40 42838 2283
International fax ++49 40 42838 3937