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FluxCourse 2020 Application Deadline
March 17, 2020
FluxCourse 2020 Application Deadline
The award-winning FluxCourse summer short course in flux measurement and modeling will be held July 13th – 24th, 2020, at the University of Colorado’s Mountain Research Station at Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA.
Applications are due March 17, 2020.
The two-week course covers:
- fundamentals of observing carbon, water and energy fluxes at leaf-to-ecosystem scales
- best practices for the synthesis of flux network data
- fundamentals of integrating flux data and ecosystem models
Each year, the course is attended by 24 early career scientists and between 10-15 volunteer instructors from all over the world. You can lean more about the course, the instructors, and the syllabus from previous years at http://www.fluxcourse.org.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: March 17, 2020
- Selected Participants announced: Mid-April, 2020
- Flux Course: July 13-24, 2020
Course fees are $2,850, covering attendance, dorm, and meals. Up to four students will receive scholarship for the course.
To Apply
- Email a CV, and a statement describing your motivation for attending the course to the event organizers:
- Dave Moore (davidjpmoore at email.arizona.edu)
- Kim Novick (knovick at indiana.edu)
- Lauren Ronstadt (lronstadt at email.arizona.edu).
- Arrange to have a letter/email sent to Dave, Kim and Lauren from your major advisor supporting your application.
- Ask your letter writer to–
- Confirm that you have approval/funds to attend the course
- Explain why this course would be useful for you to attend
- If you are applying for any scholarships below, explain why you should receive it
- Ask your letter writer to–
Scholarships
Ameriflux Scholars (2 students)
Ameriflux will generously support two attendees (fee waivers)
*** To apply for one of the 2 Ameriflux scholarships you must be part of the flux community in North America, part of Ameriflux or NACP or make a case for another form of participation.
NEON Scholars (2 students)
NSF’s National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will generously support two attendees (fee waivers + airfare)
NSF’s National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will generously support two attendees (fee waivers + airfare)
*** To apply for one of the NEON scholarships you must be committed to using NEON data in your research
Hope to see you in Colorado in July!
Dave, Kim & Lauren