CFP: PhD Workshop on Transatlantic Relations, Climate and Energy

The Environmental Policy Research Center (FFU) at Freie Universität Berlin is delighted to announce a call for papers for the first transatlantic PhD Workshop on “Forging Closer Ties: Transatlantic Relations, Climate and Energy”, in Berlin, November 29 - December 5, 2009. The Workshop will bring together PhD students and faculty from Freie Universität Berlin and North American universities to examine developments in transatlantic climate and energy relations. Supervised by renowned faculty from the US, Canada and Germany, doctoral students in the social sciences will present their research in the following focus areas: renewable energy policy, environmental policy, energy security, and climate change. The workshop will provide participating PhD students with the opportunity to discuss their papers with peers and senior researchers in working groups and plenary sessions. In addition, field trips will offer the participants the possibility to meet with representatives from various associations and think tanks, as well as with representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations and other institutions. The workshop is timed to proceed directly the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009. Those wishing to attend the Copenhagen meeting can easily travel there after the end of the workshop.

The workshop aims at providing a forum for exchange of research ideas and at promoting network building among leading young researchers across the Atlantic. The sessions and meetings will introduce the participants to European and North American perspectives on environmental and energy issues and contribute to strengthening transatlantic dialogue on challenges and opportunities in the context of renewable energy development, climate change and energy security.

Submission Procedure: Interested PhD students enrolled at Canadian and US universities should submit a CV, one letter of recommendation and an abstract of their paper (approx. 1200 words) by email to Matthias Kuder <matthias.kuder@fu-berlin.de>no later than July 20, 2009. An international program committee will evaluate the submissions and select participants on a competitive basis. Selection of participants will be announced by August 15, 2009. There is no participation fee. Confirmed participants may be eligible for a Freie Universität fellowship covering travel costs and hotel accommodation. Freie Universität will provide up to 10 such fellowships which will be granted based on quality and relevance of the abstract. For further information please contact Matthias Kuder.

NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellowship

NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellowships are for two years. Specific projects are determined by each jurisdiction's coral reef management agencies. Fellows are located in Pago Pago, American Samoa; Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); Miami, Florida; Adelup, Guam; Hawai`i; Puerto Rico; and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Applicants typically have a master's degree and two years of experience or a bachelor's degree and four years of experience. For further information and application procedures, see: http://coralreef.noaa.gov/fellowship.html. Applications will be accepted until July 31, 2009.

Renewable Energy Fellowship in Germany

The 2009 Transatlantic Renewable Energy Fellowship in Germany, a new initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt), administered by InWEnt gGmbH in partnership with CDS International, Inc., is now accepting applications. The program allows 15 fellows to attend a 5-day briefing on Germany's renewable energy policies and structures and to complete an internship of 3-6 months with a leading renewable energy company or organization.

The program will run from September 5 through December 19, 2009, with the possibility to apply for a program through March 19, 2009. Fellows will receive a stipend in the amount of 3,300 Euro as well as support for travel expenditures to and in Germany. As part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, the Fellowship seeks to further mutual understanding and transatlantic cooperation in climate and energy policies, to provide practical training for future leaders in the renewable energy and environmental fields, and to support renewable energy institutions in developing their human resources and transatlantic networks.

Eligibility criteria for the Fellowship are as follows:

• U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or current enrollment at a U.S. university or college
• Age 32 or younger at the application deadline
• Minimum of 3 years completed at a college or university, preferably with degree completed in a relevant field (see website for more information)
• Two years experience in renewable energy or a related field, preferably in a professional capacity

Interested candidates should visit www.cdsintl.org/fellowshipsabroad/tref.php for additional information. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Schmidt at eschmidt@cdsintl.org or (202) 536-2955. Application deadline: June 24, 2009.

Environmental Policy/ Conflict Resolution Ph.D. Fellowship

The Morris K. Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1 through June 30. Deadline for receipt of complete application packet: February 20. Further info: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/ECRFellowship/ECRFellowship.aspx.