Lawrence Jacobsen WNPRC Conservation Research Award
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
University of Wisconsin Foundation
University of Wisconsin-Madison
NOTE: 2008 award applications are due June 1, 2008
Purpose
The Lawrence Jacobsen WNPRC Conservation Research Award supports studies in
applied conservation biology that protect non-human primate species and their
habitat. The WNPRC at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a long history of
supporting work in primate conservation that has significantly impacted the
survival of many primate species and the protection of forested habitat. The
late J. Stephan Gartlan began the WNPRC's pioneering primate conservation studies
in Cameroon and today the center continues to make significant strides in
helping to protect the world's most threatened primates and their habitats.
About Lawrence Jacobsen
Lawrence Jacobsen served as Director of the WNPRC Library & Information Service from
1973 through 2003. After earning his Masters' Degree in Library and
Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970, he began
work at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center in 1973. Under his
direction, the library evolved from a small reading room into an internationally
recognized information resource in the field of Primatology and received the Wisconsin
Library Association's Library of the Year Award in 1995. Mr. Jacobsen
was recognized with the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of
Primatologists in 1998. In 2000, he was awarded an NIH/NCRR P40 grant for 2.3
million dollars. This grant, titled "Coordinated Information Services for Primate
Research," supports the information
needs of all eight National Primate Research Centers, the biomedical research
community and the public at-large through a variety of services and resources.
Mr. Jacobsen's long time interest in primate conservation led him to endow this
Center award.
Who may apply
The award is available to students and/or faculty working in the field of
primate conservation. Applicants must be affiliated with a university, college
or non-governmental organization (NGO). Students and/or researchers from all
countries are welcome to apply. Institutions/NGO's sponsoring non-US applicants
should have a US/affiliate with whom funds can be deposited. Preference will be
given to those working directly with a nonhuman primate species that IUCN lists
as threatened or endangered.
Amount of the award
Initially the award with be for approximately $5,000 USD, depending on the
productivity of the underlying endowment. Applications should be limited to one
per individual/institution. Funds are expected to be used in the year the award
is granted. Requests for exceptions to this rule should be addressed to the
Awards Committee Chair.
Applications
An application form can be found online at
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jacobsen/application.php.
Grant applications for the 2008 award should be received
no later than June 1, 2008. Questions about the application can be directed
to kemnitz@primate.wisc.edu.
When the award is given
The WNPRC will announce the award after September 1, 2008.
Evaluation
The person/s receiving the award will write a report summarizing the results of
their primate conservation work and detail how the funds were employed in
support of the project. The Awards Committee will provide guidelines and a
template for submitting the evaluation. This report will be due within one month
of the end of the one-year award period. Reports not submitted on time or not
provided will result in the individual/institution not being considered for
future awards.
Awards Committee
The WNPRC Director will oversee the operations of the Awards Committee. The
Committee will determine priorities for making the annual awards, but all
projects must directly support studies/projects that will directly benefit
non-human primate conservation. The Committee will include a conservation
representative from both the International Primatological Society and American
Society of Primatologists, a representative from an appropriate UW-Madison
academic department, and two other representatives appointed at the discretion
of the Center Director. One of these five representatives will chair the
committee.
Past Winners
- 2007 Robert Horwich, Gays Mills WI, Golden Langur Conservation Project
-
Trachypithecus geei (India)
WNPRC press release announcing the award
Contact
Questions about the Jacobsen WNPRC Conservation Research Award can be directed
to Joe Kemnitz at
kemnitz@primate.wisc.edu.
