Estimados Colegas, les enviamos les enviamos el formulario para la application de becas de la CSI Suerte!!! La Comision Thank you for your request for support from Cetacean Society International. Our goal since 1980 has been to assist cetacean conservation-oriented people and projects in developing regions, particularly graduate students. We will consider any project that does not conflict with CSI's ethical positions. CSI will give many small grants to help as many people as possible, rather than give large grants to support entire projects. While CSI may now be able to give more than US$500, consider other funding options first, tell us what they are, and request only the minimum amount you need from CSI to fulfill your need. There are several ways CSI can help you besides a direct grant, such as providing useful resources, letters of support, and equipment. READ THIS CAREFULLY: If you want help you must help CSI. CSI will consider many grant requests between now and July 2009. It is very important for you to comply with all our instructions and provide all the information we need. Too many grants have been delayed because of incomplete information or email problems. If you do not understand something in this form please ask us about it. Please answer every question, or tell us why you cannot. Return the entire form; do not edit out questions or this introduction. Use only one of your email addresses for all your communications. Tell us of an alternate person and email, someone we can reach if your email is unreliable or you are away. Do not use earlier forms as some things have changed. Return this entire form so we know what version you are using. Please do not make us search for you, or delay processing your grant because of these problems. - Return the *entire* form as email text or attached file to both: rossiter@csiwhalesalive.org and bshall@csiwhalesalive.org. - Title your email "your last name: CSI grant request". "Last name" means the name you use officially, often maternal for women and paternal for men. Do not use MIME messages, cells or color graphics in your email; we are impressed by substance, not big fonts and fancy presentations. You may submit any other material you wish as attachments, but save your money for the project; do not use postal mail. Please tell us if your request is urgent. - No grants will be approved before 20 July, unless your request is urgent. - For travel grants to the XIII RT in Uruguay requests will be considered in the order received. CSI will give priority to students. - Except for travel grants, CSI will expect a report at the completion of your project and the text of papers submitted for publication, by attached file. We do not want documents sent by postal mail, because that is too expensive for you and we prefer to file electrons, not paper. - You will receive an acknowledgment that your grant request has been received. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within five days (except during 7-24 June) please email us again. - CSI will not give more than one project grant and one travel grant to any one person or project during a one-year period from 1 June to 31 May, although there may be exceptions. Your name, address, and CV (attach CV, non-English OK): _______________ (you may send names and CV's of other participants if you wish, but that is not required.) Is this a travel grant?: Y / N____ (If yes, give the dates, location and reason for attending.) Project Title:_________________ (if this is a travel grant, give your project(s) accepted for presentation or workshop participation. Include your abstract as an attached file to your reply email form.) An alternate contact person for emails to you, someone you know will help CSI to reach you if you are away, or your email address does not respond: Name, affiliation, and email address: ________________________ Project Description and Objectives: _________________ Expected scientific or conservation benefits or results: _______________ Will the project require harassing, capturing, tagging, biopsy sampling, or any form of invasive research: Y / N? If yes please explain______________ Schedule or Timetable:______________(if this is a travel grant, dates of meeting) What other resources have you requested funds from: _______________________ General Budget: ___________________ What is the minimum amount from CSI that you need to complete the project?________________ How did you learn that CSI may provide small grants?_______ Contact information for a reference, such as your faculty graduate advisor, that we may ask about you and your project_____________________ Supplementary Comments (of any length you wish): ________ When do you need the funds?_______ Please carefully read the following questions about getting money to you, to ensure that you provide us with sufficient and correct information so that there are no complications or delays. - If CSI provides a grant it is extremely important that we know when you will be able to collect the funds; for example, if you will be away from your home area tell us the dates so we do not send the funds during that time: ______________. - If CSI provides a grant what is the safest, fastest, and cheapest way to get the funds to you? (1) Do you want a money transfer using Western Union? ___________ (2) Do you want (a) a CSI check in US$ ________ (b) a bank-certified check in US$? (3) Do you want a bank transfer__________? If yes, we will send you a form with all required details. VERY IMPORTANT RECENT CHANGE: Please note that, because of increased security concerns, many banks, agencies and visa authorities may require a letter from CSI confirming the purpose of this money to you. It is your responsibility to tell us as soon as possible what to send you to meet the requirement, including all necessary contact information. This CSI letter will be sent as a PDF to your email address for printing. If CSI provides a grant, and you are unable to collect sufficient funding for your project or need, or complete your project as planned (for example, due to illness), will you return the grant immediately to CSI?___ If CSI provides a grant, and you are unable to travel, for example because of visa complications, will you return the grant immediately to CSI?___ If you do not receive verification from CSI within five days that we have received your request please repeat it until we do reply. The Internet email system is not perfect. If you receive support from CSI will you be willing to provide a report of your work in progress, at completion, and send to us any subsequent publications? Will you be willing to allow CSI to publish an informal report written by you in our "Whales Alive!" newsletter? ___________ William W. Rossiter President Cetacean Society International P.O.Box 953, Georgetown, CT 06829 USA ph 203-770-8615, fx 860-561-0187 rossiter@csiwhalesalive.org www.csiwhalesalive.org -- Comisión Organizadora 13er Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur- 7o Congreso SOLAMAC Montevideo - Uruguay E-mail: comisionrt08@gmail.com Web: www.cetaceos.org.uy/congreso