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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Watkins, Timothy B <<a href="mailto:Tim_Watkins@nps.gov">Tim_Watkins@nps.gov</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NPS-WASO-CESU Research Coordinators <<a href="mailto:nps-waso-cesu@doimspp.onmicrosoft.com">nps-waso-cesu@doimspp.onmicrosoft.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fw: [EXTERNAL] 2022 Second Century Stewardship Fellowship Request for Proposals</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Every year Acadia National Park and partners award fellowships to young scientists (grad students, postdocs, early-career faculty) to conduct research in Acadia and additional parks. Apart from
financial support for research, the fellowships also include formal training and ongoing support/collaboration in communicating science to various audiences -- resource managers, teachers/students, park visitors, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Attached is the RFP for this year's fellowships. Please consider circulating this among young scientists who are, or may be, interested in conducting at least some of their research in Acadia.
All park-related disciplines (natural resources, cultural resources, social science, indigenous science) are considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b>From:</b> SC Sparkscience <<a href="mailto:scsparkscience@schoodicinstitute.org">scsparkscience@schoodicinstitute.org</a>>
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<b>To:</b> Emma Albee <<a href="mailto:ealbee@schoodicinstitute.org">ealbee@schoodicinstitute.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] 2022 Second Century Stewardship Fellowship Request for Proposals<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The partners of Second Century Stewardship have announced the
</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scsparkscience.org%2Fapply&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C63783e68c6ea4324e5ce08d972caf0aa%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637667038216620198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cNvZ5pv8N8n2Zyo7t0nThf2vaw8UW0lQ7uwzac29y5I%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Request
for Proposals</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for fellowships to support research in Acadia National Park in 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Second Century Stewardship is a partnership of Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation, with generous support from the David Evans Shaw
Family Foundation. Second Century Stewardship seeks to advance conservation and ecosystem science, support management of park resources, and strengthen and broaden the importance of science for parks and society.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To date, Second Century Stewardship has supported
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fellows</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> whose research has contributed to park resource management, and in many cases has led to additional or broader science collaborations in Acadia National Park and beyond. Proposals
on a wide variety of topics are invited, but research must address priority research management issues in Acadia. Proposals for research that includes multiple national park units are especially encouraged.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for proposals is October 28, 2021. An overview webinar of Second Century Stewardship, the Research Fellowship, the application process, and park research priorities will be held and recorded
via Zoom on Tuesday, September 14 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Please register</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeiyGzNJ4wXJJ8OKDSZFMLLDp_-A-_DrMDUvu6iDvNojZbRTQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C63783e68c6ea4324e5ce08d972caf0aa%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637667038216630149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=92MK6EAUtSngOqhUpl1BFmfVhSb8k7%2BG71IWCMgD9Mg%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visit </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scsparkscience.org%2Fapply%2F&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C63783e68c6ea4324e5ce08d972caf0aa%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637667038216630149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wJpy%2BYSZfGGtyKjiQ648DaDvKTEoptWpXgq2xzjp3Lg%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">scsparkscience.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
for more information, webinar registration, and the application portal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A pdf version of the RFP is attached. Please share this with researchers interested in advancing science in national parks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emma Albee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#5D844B">Second Century Stewardship</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;color:#37236A">Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#5D844B"><br>
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