The Vera M. Wallach Fellowship for Graduate Students is for Michigan State University graduate students studying wildlife management, wildlife ecology, or natural resource management, or conducting Arctic and Antarctic research, with emphasis on the protection and preservation of wildlife in those regions. Up to three fellowships will be awarded annually. Funds for this award will be distributed during the spring semester after acknowledgment of the award has been received.
Applicant must be:
- Studying wildlife management, ecology, or natural resource management, or conducting Arctic or Antarctic research, with emphasis on the protection and preservation of wildlife in those regions.
- An enrolled graduate student in good standing.
Application:
The application process for this fellowship is coordinated by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife using their graduate student fellowship common application. Three Qualtrics forms are required to submit a complete application.
Applicants will complete the Student Applicant Form. In this form, applicants will submit their CV and a 1-page (single-spaced) essay. In their essay, the applicant should describe their thesis or dissertation research objective and its relevance, explain how they will allocate the fellowship funds, and describe how receiving a fellowship would positively influence them professionally.
The applicant must also direct their advisor to submit an Advisor Qualtrics Form.
And the applicant must direct their additional reference to submit a Reference Qualtrics Form.
