This Institute is grant funded; its purpose is to create an atmosphere of cooperation among scientists from all parts of the Americas. Due to certain restrictions and requirements put forth by the sponsor, this conference must have a specific demographic make-up. For this reason, this application contains requests for information outside of your work. The answers to these questions are not the determining factors for application acceptance or denial, they will merely guide reviewers in maintaining an appropriate diversity of students and meeting the requirements of the grant.

The Institute will focus on recruitment at advanced graduate student and the post-doctoral - within five years of obtaining a Ph.D. - levels. PASI will cover full or partial expenses associated with this conference for all qualified applicants, and priority will be given to students whose theses works and/or demonstrated research interests are directly related to the theme of energy, water, and global change and those interested in developing lasting collaborative relationships and actively pursuing future international research projects.

Participants will be selected from the United States and other countries including Latin American countries. Advanced doctoral students or recent Post Docs in environmental science, environmental engineering, and environmental economics/policy are encouraged to apply. Recent masters students in government or business will be considered. However, conference participation is open to those who wich to participate if they can cover their costs including registration fee.

Please send the three items listed below to apply for the Institute. If you wish to apply via e-mail, please send these documents as attachments (do not put them in the body of the e-mail) to pasi2010@mail.sdsu.edu. If you wish to apply through mail, please send the documents to:

Attn: Dr Beyene
Department of Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182

APPLICATION IS CLOSED

NOTE:Preference will be given to candidates who are interested in developing lasting collaborative relationships and actively pursuing future international research projects. Although the application period is open indefinitely, candidates who submit their applications in a timely manner are more likely to be accepted.

APPLICATION ITEMS


1. 2 letters of recommendation from current/previous advisors or mentors.
2. A 500-750 word summary explaining why you are interested in this conference and how it would help you improve your research (current or planned).
3. Application Cover Page
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