Ten PhD scholarships available in sustainable forest and nature management

Through the new Joint Doctoral Programme Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO). The application deadline is 1 October 2010.

 

Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO) is a three-year, world-class Joint Doctoral Programme. The main objective is to educate the leaders of the future generation of researchers, teachers and top management staff working with sustainable forest and nature management, in both tropical and temperate regions, to ensure

wider societal benefits. Within forest and nature management, the programme is focused on the scientific fields of (i) economics and policy, and (ii) ecology and silviculture. The emphasis is on applied research.

 

The FONASO programme is offered by a Consortium that includes globally top-ranked universities and leading international research organisations. The programme builds on existing research schools and environments, taking the best from each to develop joint supervision, activities and doctoral candidate courses.

 

There are 10 PhD scholarships available through the programme, and the language of the programme is English. The application deadline is 1 October 2010.

 

For more information about the programme, scholarships, application procedures, deadline and research topics check out the web site at www.FONASO.eu.