The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is accepting applications for the 2017 Gregory Award. The Gregory Award seeks to mark the achievements of Bob and Ann Gregory and further their interest in international relations by providing economic assistance to outstanding students or professionals from outside of the US and Canada to attend the SAF Convention and have meaningful engagement with foresters on the North American continent.The award includes complimentary convention registration and $2,000 US to use toward:
- Travel
- Lodging
- Tickets to convention events or technical field tours.
SAF will work with successful applicants to allocate the funds in the manner most useful to the recipients.
Award criteria:
- Applicants should be graduate students or practicing professional foresters from a country other than Canada or the US, and working or planning to work in such a country.
- Applicants shall have demonstrable past performance, desire and/or promise to contribute to their home or host country’s forestry education, government or industry.
- Applicants shall have demonstrated potential for future leadership in forestry.
Application deadline: 08/05/2017.
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