This endowment was created to honor Don and Bev Stone for more than 20 years of service with the Organization for Tropical Studies. Don served as the Executive Director and Bev as the Administrative Assistant from 1976 to 1996 and during that time built OTS from a small organization to a large consortium of over 50 universities. The endowment was funded with gifts from numerous OTS friends (matched in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) to recognize Don and Bev for the tremendous advances that they helped promote in the fields of tropical biology. Fellowships awarded from the Stone Endowment are open to all fields of inquiry and include the following named fellowships:

Francis J. Bossuyt Fellowship - The fellowship was created as a memorial to the life of Francis Bossuyt (1969-2000). At the time of his untimely death, Francis had been collecting his final year of data for his dissertation on Titi monkeys at the Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Manu National Park in Peru. In recognizing Francis' love for the Titi Monkeys and for field-oriented research, the Bossuyt family established this endowed fellowship. Priority areas to be funded are research: 1) on animal behavior (preference for Callicebus) in Cocha Cashu and the surrounding areas, 2) on other subjects in Cocha Cashu, 3) by Peruvian students working in tropical ecosystems in Peru, and 4) at other locations in the tropics.

William L. Brown Fellowships - The fellowship was created by the family and friends of William Brown, a distinguished entomologist at Cornell University, ant systematist and evolutionary biologist, who conducted research at the La Selva Biological Station.

David and Deborah Clark Fellowship - A fellowship established by the JiJi Foundation in recognition of the pioneering work undertaken by Drs. Deborah and David Clark at the OTS La Selva Biological Station.

Rexford Daubenmire Fellowships - The fellowship was created in memory of Rexford Daubenmire (1909-1995) by his wife Jean Daubenmire. Dr. Daubenmire was a widely-recognized expert in plant ecology and professor of botany at the University of Idaho and Washington State University. He taught on early OTS field courses.

Dole Food Fellowships - The fellowship is funded by Dole Food Company in Costa Rica. Dole Food produces more than 150 products, including bananas and pineapples, marketed worldwide. Dole is a long-time supporter of OTS.

Emily P. Foster Fellowships - The fellowship was created by the family and friends of Emily Foster (1967-1994) as a memorial to her life. Emily treasured the beauty and wonder of the Costa Rican biodiversity and the generosity of the Costa Rican people. Emily worked in Costa Rica for a number of years before her untimely death.

Hovore-Horn Fellowships -New research fellowships in entomology are available to Latin American students starting in 2005. Funded through an endowment established by biologist Frank Hovore in honor of his parents, Alice and Andre Horn, the fellowships are open to all Latin American graduate and undergraduate students interested in Neotropical entomology. Projects should involve a strong field component and should emphasize the exploration, discovery and description of biological diversity, using insects and other terrestrial arthropods as study organisms. Field surveys, faunal inventories, ecological studies and the collection of specimens and data are preferred over laboratory studies. Interested applicants should submit proposals in Spanish to the OTS Costa Rican office by the regular deadline.

The Hovore-Horn Entomology funds will not be available until Fall 2008, for small amounts ranging from $500 to $1,500

Lillian and Murray Slatkin Fellowships - A research fellowship established by Joan Slatkin Barton in honor of her parents. Ms. Barton was a member of the OTS Board of Visitors from 1994 until 2003.

F. Christian and Betty Thompson Fellowship - A research fellowship established by F. Christian and Betty Thompson of Kingstowne, Virginia.

Christiane and Christopher Tyson Fellowships - A research fellowship established by Christiane and Christopher Tyson for U.S. and Latin American graduate students. Christiane and Christopher Tyson have been involved with the OTS Board of Visitors since 2001.

Glaxo Wellcome Endowment

The endowment was established by GlaxoWellcome Centro América. GlaxoWellcome is an international pharmaceutical company with offices throughout Latin America. This endowment provides funding for Latin American graduate students only and is open to all fields of inquiry.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been a major supporter of the OTS Education program since the mid 1980's. These fellowships support graduate thesis research on plant and ecosystem-oriented projects.

Peace Frogs Fellowships

The fellowship was created in 1995 by Peace Frogs, a Washington, D.C. based clothing company, and provides funding for graduate students interested in conducting herpetological research, particularly with threatened or endangered species.For more information on Peace Frogs visit the Peace Frogs web page http://www.peacefrogs.com/.

Rowe Family Fellowships

Rowe Family Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to students from throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Rowe Fellowships will enable selected students to conduct their thesis work at an OTS research station in Costa Rica or to receive a post-course award after taking an OTS course.

Water Quality Environmental Outreach Program

Applicants interested in water quality environmental outreach in Costa Rica should contact Dr. Cathy Pringle (University of Georgia, <cpringle@uga.edu>) before submitting a formal proposal.

Stanley Smith Horticultural Fellowships

The fellowship is funded by the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust in memory of Stanley Smith, a British businessman, horticulturist and frequent visitor to Las Cruces' Wilson Botanical Garden. The fellowship provides funding for horticultural work and systematics research on tropical plants of interest to the Wilson Botanical Garden. While it is open at all levels, curatorial expertise in tropical plant groups is essential to obtain approval. For more information, contact Luis Diego Gómez, <gomezp@ots.ac.cr> .

 

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