Environment Track: Early-Career Research Fellowship
For the 2026-2028 Application Cycle, the Environment Track focuses on Ecosystem Health - Monitoring and Managing for Environmental Change. This track invites research that leverages innovative scientific or technological approaches to assess, monitor, or predict the resilience of critical ecosystems and species to changing conditions.
Fellows should develop or test innovative monitoring techniques and/or develop solutions that enhance a system's biodiversity or slow its loss. This work should translate into actionable management & policy strategies that sustain ecosystem services & strengthen community resilience. Special emphasis will be placed on applicants that utilize genetic/genomic/machine learning/or AI methodologies in their work.
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