Travel Scholarships Available for Native People to Participate in Major Conference on Protected Areas & Cultural Sites

Travel Scholarships Available for Native People to Participate in Major Conference on Protected Areas & Cultural Sites
Indigenous people from anywhere in North America (Canada, Mexico, and USA) are eligible to apply.
Fri, Nov 23, 2012
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2012. Indigenous persons who are active in caring for and protecting natural areas and cultural/sacred sites are invited to take part in North America's largest professional meeting on protected areas. Held every two years, the George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites is the leading interdisciplinary forum for Native and non-Native people to gather and discuss issues and innovations in place-based stewardship. The next conference will be in Denver, Colorado, USA, March 11-15, 2013. The conference website is http://www.georgewright.org/gws2013. 
Guided by an all-Native planning group, portions of this wide-ranging, week-long meeting are designed to meet the needs of Native professionals, community activists and students. The Native-focused parts of the conference program include papers, posters, sharing circles, a Native Film Night, and other events, as well as great informal networking opportunities. To help Indigenous people take part, the George Wright Society offers two travel scholarship
programs:

Full-time Native students at an institute of higher education (including 2-year tribal colleges) can apply for a George Melendez Wright Student Travel Scholarship. Go to http://www.georgewright.org/gws2013_gmwsts for details.

Indigenous people who are not full-time students can apply for a Native Participant Travel Grant. Complete information is at http://www.georgewright.org/gws2013_nptg.

Indigenous people from anywhere in North America (Canada, Mexico, and USA) are eligible to apply. Applications are due by December 1. You must apply on-line; the application forms can be accessed through the links above.

GWS2013 is a wonderful opportunity to meet with Native and non-Native colleagues and exchange ideas in a supportive, collegial atmosphere.

If you have any questions about the scholarship programs, please contact Dave Harmon, GWS Executive Director, at dharmon@georgewright.org or 1-906-487-9722. Thank you

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