Protecting Acadia’s environmental and cultural heritage in today’s rapidly changing world demands high-quality, forward-looking science, greater access to and engagement with science, and increased relevance and inclusion.
Addressing these needs, Schoodic Institute and the National Park Service are pleased to announce a request for proposals for 2025 Acadia Science Fellowships. These $30,000 awards seek to support early-career scientists doing innovative, management-relevant research in Acadia.
Proposals on a wide variety of topics are invited, but must address priority resource management issues in Acadia, such as climate change adaptation. The deadline for proposals is October 31, 2024.
A webinar overview of the Acadia Science Fellowship, the application process, and park research priorities will be held on Monday, September 16 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Acadia Science Fellowship builds on the success of Second Century Stewardship. Since 2016, 22 fellows have contributed to park resource management. They have generated stories of park science that inform, inspire, and reach new audiences, and engaged the public in ways that stimulate learning, curiosity, and concern for Acadia and national parks more broadly. Fellowship research has led to additional or broader science collaborations in Acadia National Park and beyond.
Visit schoodicinstitute.org/acadiasciencefellowship/ for more information, webinar registration and recording after September 16, and the application portal.
The Acadia Science Fellowship is a partnership between Schoodic Institute and the National Park Service with support from the David Evans Shaw Family Foundation, the Sibley-Saltonstall Family Foundation, and individual donors.
