Delta Waterfowl Foundation Call for Proposals
Deadline for submission: November 30, 2009
The Delta Waterfowl Foundation is a privately supported research and education organization. Delta’s primary mission is to help conserve North American waterfowl and wetland resources by assisting in the graduate education of future resource professionals. In the process, Delta achieves its secondary goal of discovering basic and applied information about waterfowl and wetlands.
Delta began in 1938 when University of Wisconsin student H. Albert Hochbaum and his supervisor Aldo Leopold first arrived at Delta Marsh to begin studies that would culminate in the publication of The Canvasback on a Prairie Marsh. Since 1938, Delta has helped graduate students produce 219 Master’s theses, 126 Ph.D. dissertations, and over 700 scientific publications.
Delta will consider research proposals addressing any aspect of the ecology or management of North American waterfowl and wetlands resources. The Delta Waterfowl Foundation is acutely concerned with the status of North American duck populations; hence, studies designed to address significant waterfowl or wetland conservation problems will be given highest priority. In addition, studies that attempt to test fundamental ecological or evolutionary hypotheses pertaining to waterfowl or wetlands are strongly encouraged. Delta also has a long history of supporting studies on non-game wildlife associated with prairie and wetland ecosystems. A new arena for Delta is socioeconomic and policy-related studies on issues that affect the conservation of waterfowl or prairie and wetland habitats.
Delta will consider research proposals submitted by any student currently enrolled in a recognized graduate school program. Delta may occasionally consider proposals from individuals that have not yet been accepted into a graduate program provided that a letter accompanies these proposals from the student’s prospective supervisor indicating that acceptance into a formal graduate program is forthcoming. Delta does not fund amateur, post-doctoral, or faculty research, although research facilities are sometimes made available provided that research objectives are consistent and compatible with Delta’s overall mission.
If in doubt about whether a research topic is appropriate for Delta funding, please consult first with Delta’s Scientific Director, Frank Rohwer (frohwer@lsu.edu). Proposals should follow guidelines that can be found on the Delta Waterfowl Foundation web site.
To be considered for funding in calendar year 2010 proposals must be received by 30 November 2009.
