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PhD student funding opportunity: Huizingh Desert Research Fellowship

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Application Deadline: January 3, 2020

PhD student funding opportunity: Huizingh Desert Research Fellowship

The Huizingh Desert Research Fellowship is a joint fellowship program between Arizona State University and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix to support a student pursuing a Ph.D. in the ASU School of Life Sciences. The successful applicant will pursue a Ph.D. in desert ecology, molecular plant biology, plant taxonomy, plant ecophysiology or related fields and will be advised or co-advised by scientists affiliated with the Desert Botanical Garden. The Huizingh Desert Fellowships provides 10 consecutive semesters of funding through a combination of research assistantships and teaching assistantships starting in the fall of 2020.

Eligibility and Requirements

  • Incoming Ph.D. student who has applied, or will be applying to a graduate program administered by ASU School of Life Sciences starting in the fall of 2020

  • Must be studying some aspect plant biology and/or ecology in desert environments

  • Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 during the tenure of the award

  • Must pursue doctoral dissertation research under joint guidance of a Desert Botanical Garden (https://dbg.org/research-conservation/) research scientist who holds an adjunct faculty position within ASU-SOLS and an ASU-SOLS (https://sols.asu.edu) faculty member

  • Publications resulting from the student’s research will acknowledge support from the Desert Botanical Garden and ASU School of Life Sciences through the Huizingh Desert Research Fellowship

Interested applicants are encouraged to directly contact a Desert Botanical Garden scientist and / or a faculty member in ASU-SOLS whose research concentration matches their area of interest.

Award

  • Five years (10 semesters) of funding

  • Includes three years of funding (six semesters) in the form of a research assistantship

  • Two years (four semesters) of funding provided by the School of Life Sciences in the form of a teaching assistantship

Application Requirements

  • Detailed CV

  • Cover letter describing your research interests and clearly stating how your research will be enhanced by collaboration with DBG and ASU scientists

  • Request that your potential graduate advisor (either from a DBG scientist or a SOLS faculty member) prepare a letter of support by the application deadline. This letter should indicate your advisor’s interest in serving as your mentor.

Deadline: January 3, 2020. Submit application materials to Kevin Hultine (khultine@dbg.org)

Note: Huizingh applicants must also apply for an ASU SOLS doctoral program. This is a separate application and the deadline is December 15. Details on the ASU SOLS graduate programs and their application requirements can be found here: https://sols.asu.edu/degree-programs/graduate

Applicant finalists will be notified in approximately two weeks following the submission date to schedule an interview either by phone or in person with the Fellowship Selection Committee.

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