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Mrs. Lorraine Phyllis Jenkins of Sacramento, California, was a long-time supporter of orangutan research and encouraged her son, Dr. Gary Shapiro, Chairman of Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative, to enter the field to conduct orangutan research as a graduate student. Mrs. Jenkins died on November 21, 1997, following a losing battle with cancer. In her memory, the LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship for Orangutan and Rainforest Research (LP Jenkins Fellowship) was created and administered through the Orangutan Foundation International until November 2004 when the OFI Board transferred the LP Jenkins Fellowship to the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative at the request of Dr. Shapiro. The LPJenkins Fellowship is a competitive award open to all graduate and undergraduate students planning to conduct field research on orangutans, related rainforest or conservation education in Indonesia. Priority consideration in 2006 will be given to graduate students planning to study in Sumatra. One LP Jenkins Fellowship of $1,000 will be considered for award in 2006. Interested students are encouraged to apply during the spring of each year in order to be considered for an early summer award. Applications for 2006 are due by May 1, 2006. Complete applications should be sent to the Orang Utan Republik (OUR) Education Initiative, 2461 Santa Monica Boulevard, #828, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. An OUR Education Initiative Review Committee will evaluate the merits of each submitted application and may recommend one recipient to the Chairman of OUR Education Initiative. The winner of the Fellowship will be notified privately by telephone as well by mail. Applicants should realize that funds will not be disbursed to the Fellowship recipient until he or she show evidence of a valid research permit (if needed) to conduct their proposed study. Recipients are also expected to write two documents: one a popular report on their research to be published in OUR Education Initiative's newsletter, and a more scientific report of greater length which will be published by OUR Education Initiative in a series of occasional proceedings. Both reports should be submitted electronically and in hardcopy. Application forms and instructions are available from OUR Education Initiative and can be obtained through a written request or via email at info@OrangUtanRepublik.org APPLICATION FORMThe application for the Jenkins Memorial Fellowship consists of five components: ¨ a Summary of Proposed Research form which includes basic information on the applicant and proposed study as well as an outline of its objectives and activities. Annotations to the Summary of Proposed Research is provided for clarification. ¨ a narrative description of the proposed research, including purpose, rationale, background; proposed methodology-including statistics to be employed with collected data, anticipated result scenarios; theoretical or practical implications of the research. This section should be no more than five pages. ¨ a budget, including all components and funding sources. This section should be no more than two pages. ¨ personal statement from applicant as to why he/she thinks they will be able to complete the study as projected; experience they have to increase probability of success in field. This section should be no more than two pages. ¨ letter(s) of recommendation from academics in field of study. This section should have no more than five letters.
Priority Consideration: Proposals focusing on orangutan populations not previously studied will be given greater priority status by the review committee. However, quality of the proposal and confidence by the review committee that the study can be successfully completed will carry greater weight. Conditions of funding: The recipient of the Jenkins Memorial Fellowship must be willing to agree to the following: - they must have their research permit in hand to receive funding; - they need to produce a popular report (1,000-2,000 words with photos submitted electronically and in hardcopy) for the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative's newsletter within a year of disbursement; and - they need to produce a more academic report for OUR Education Initiative(2,000+ words with photos submitted electronically and in hardcopy) which will present the results of the study. The report will become the property of OUR Education Initiative and be compiled with other reports into an OUR Education Initiative publication for donors to the fund and for sale benefiting the Fellowship.
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SEE/OUR Education Initiative, 2461 Santa Monica Blvd. #828, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA-info@OrangUtanRepublik.org OUR Education Initiative is not affiliated with the Orangutan Foundation International nor its co-founder. OUR Education Initiative is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) a registered 501(c)(3) public charity © 2006 Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative |
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OUR Education Initiative is not a political organization and does not endorse or sponsor activities that attack or condemn individuals, organizations or governments. OUR Educational Initiative will work together with individuals, governments and nongovernmental organizations that are committed to saving orangutans and their rain forest habitat. |
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