The East-West Center—National Science Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for Environmental Transitions and Emerging Infectious Diseases (hereafter, the EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellowship) provides doctoral funding for graduate students to participate in educational and research programs at the East-West Center while pursuing doctoral study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Botany, Anthropology, Geography, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, or Urban and Regional Planning. Three EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellowships are available for study to begin in August 2010.
The research is a collaborative project with the East-West Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hanoi University of Agriculture. The project includes participation of students in an NSF-funded IGERT.
Previous research suggests that disease outbreaks are associated with environmental changes such as urbanization, agricultural change, and natural habitat alterations that occur as societies evolve. However, the mechanisms underlying disease outbreaks are not well understood because the interactions within and among coupled natural human systems are complex. Studying the role of societal development in disease transmission is urgent and critical for improving the prediction and control of disease. The project addresses a compelling research question: "How does the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as measured by numbers of diseased poultry (chickens) in Vietnam vary across traditional settings, modern settings, and transitional settings?"
Interaction of the graduate students with international researchers and exposure to interdisciplinary methods examining linkages between natural and human systems will result in a valuable training experience. Research findings should help to inform institutions in Vietnam and other developing countries about the significance of social and environmental transitions, risk perceptions, and decision-making processes in disease outbreaks.
EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellows will work closely with East-West Center researchers and University of Hawaii faculty, as well as with researchers in Vietnam involved in the East-West Center—National Science Foundation Project for Environmental Transitions and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Eligibility
Three doctoral fellowships are available on a competitive basis to candidates committed to pursuing fields of study that are relevant to the objectives of the East-West Center—National Science Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for Environmental Transitions and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The research is a collaborative project with the East-West Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hanoi University of Agriculture. The project includes participation of students in an NSF-funded IGERT.
Previous research suggests that disease outbreaks are associated with environmental changes such as urbanization, agricultural change, and natural habitat alterations that occur as societies evolve. However, the mechanisms underlying disease outbreaks are not well understood because the interactions within and among coupled natural human systems are complex. Studying the role of societal development in disease transmission is urgent and critical for improving the prediction and control of disease. The project addresses a compelling research question: "How does the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as measured by numbers of diseased poultry (chickens) in Vietnam vary across traditional settings, modern settings, and transitional settings?"
Interaction of the graduate students with international researchers and exposure to interdisciplinary methods examining linkages between natural and human systems will result in a valuable training experience. Research findings should help to inform institutions in Vietnam and other developing countries about the significance of social and environmental transitions, risk perceptions, and decision-making processes in disease outbreaks.
EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellows will work closely with East-West Center researchers and University of Hawaii faculty, as well as with researchers in Vietnam involved in the East-West Center—National Science Foundation Project for Environmental Transitions and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Eligibility
Three doctoral fellowships are available on a competitive basis to candidates committed to pursuing fields of study that are relevant to the objectives of the East-West Center—National Science Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for Environmental Transitions and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Prospective and current doctoral students in the priority fields of study are eligible.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2009
Award and Conditions
The EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellowship will cover initial and terminal roundtrip airfare, tuition and fees payable to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, book allowance, housing in an East-West Center graduate residence hall, health insurance, and a monthly stipend towards meals and incidental expenses, for up to a maximum of three years.
Application and Materials
The EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellowships are administered by the East-West Center. The application packet includes an application form to the East-West Center and an application to the University of Hawaii.
*Downloadable application materials are available here
*For questions about the application forms and process: scholarships@eastwestcenter.org
*Questions about the EWC-NSF Doctoral Fellowships research activities may be directed to the lead researcher, Dr. Jefferson Fox at foxj@eastwestcenter.org
Start Dates: Award decisions will be announced by the end of March 2010. Fellowships will begin in early August 2010
For more info, please visit http://www.eastwestcenter.org
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