Sao Paulo School on Ecological Networks

16-23 September 2011
http://www.abecol.org.br/redesecologia/doku.php

The Associação Brasileira de Ciência Ecológica e Conservação, jointly with the Graduate Programs in Ecology of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas and the Universidade de São Paulo, announce the first SAO PAULO SCHOOL ON ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS

General Information
* 20 graduate or postdoctoral students from Brazil and 20 from other countries.
* The course will be held in English.
* There are no tuition or registration fees.
* Travel and living expenses will be covered by the ESPCA Ecological Networks (a Fapesp grant). Students already supported by Fapesp scholarships should be covered by their own grants.
* Applications from 25th January to 15th April.


Student Applications
40 places are offered, with a target composition of 20 students from Brazil and 20 from other countries. This is only an approximate figure, we will not set quotas.
Eligibility

* Doctoral or masters' students, preferably with ongoing project on course topic(s)
* Post-doc students with ongoing project on course topic(s)
* Recent PhDs with current and past research on course topic(s)
* Very gifted advanced undergraduates

Fees & Expenses
* There are no registration fees.
* Travel and living expenses will be covered by the ESPCA Ecological Networks (a Fapesp grant).

Students already supported by Fapesp scholarships should be covered by their own grants.