NESCent Co-Sponsorship of Short Courses

NESCent co-sponsors existing short courses and workshops on topics of interest to the evolutionary biology and evolutionary informatics communities.

Co-sponsorship can come in two forms:

  1. Support for instructors (travel/food/lodging)
  2. Fellowships for course/workshop participants from underrepresented groups

To apply for NESCent co-sponsorship of your short course or workshop, please provide the following information:

  1. Title of the course
  2. Name(s) of instructor(s)
  3. Duration and tentative dates for the course
  4. Number of students/participants in the course
  5. A brief (one paragraph) description of the course
  6. Your specific request (instructor support and/or fellowships for underrepresented participants, with specific amounts being requested)

Submission of Requests

Requests for course co-sponsorship will be accepted in digital format only as a single PDF file. Requests should be submitted electronically. Please login first if you have already created a profile.

Co-sponsorship request deadline: July 10th, 2010.

For more information, please contact Dr. Allen Rodrigo, NESCent Director.