Alcoa Foundation Announces Call for Practitioner Fellowship Applications for Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program.PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa Foundation has announced the third round of Practitioner Fellows for its Conservation & Sustainability Fellowship Program, a US$8.6 million program that funds fellowships around the world to study conservation and sustainability issues. The results of those studies are then shared with the world in order to promote sustainable best practices. Alcoa Foundation Fellows are mid-level professionals from external non-governmental organizations (NGOs)--and in some cases, government organizations--who conduct six- to twelve-month intensive applied research projects in conservation and sustainability. Alcoa Foundation Fellows work from their home organizations and are mentored by an expert from one of the program's three Sustainability Institutes: The World Conservation Union (IUCN IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. ), Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM ITESM Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ), and World Wildlife Fund - United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. (WWF-US). Alcoa Foundation Fellows selected in the past are completing research that will lead to solutions to some of the major conservation and sustainability issues: * Climate change and energy, * Conservation of fragile ecosystems and biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed , * Sustainable livelihoods and economic growth, and * Integrating sustainability into public policy and governance. Over six years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time program will support the research activities of 60 practitioner fellows and 30 academic fellows from around the world. More information about Alcoa Foundation's Conservation & Sustainability Fellowship Program and the online application are available at www.alcoa.com/csfapp. The Institute of International Education (IIE See Apple II. ) is administering the program for Alcoa Foundation. Application deadline is May 31, 2007. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. facilities, and is
active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also
markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap[R] foils and plastic
wraps, Alcoa[R] wheels, and Baco[R] household wraps. Among its other
businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and
electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has
123,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.
About Alcoa Foundation Established in 1952, Alcoa Foundation is a global resource that actively invests in improving the quality of life in the countries and communities where Alcoa operates. The Foundation's grants address global and local needs in over 30 countries by partnering with Alcoa communities around the world to make a difference. In 2005, Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation invested a total of US$39.9 million in community programs in 30 countries, focusing on four areas of excellence: conservation and sustainability, global education and workplace skills, business and community partnerships, and safe and healthy children and families. Alcoa Foundation manages the Alcoa employee volunteer programs ACTION and Bravo! For more information, visit www.alcoa.com, under Community. Note to Editors: There should be an accent mark Noun 1. accent mark - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation accent language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he over the second "o" in the word "Tecnologico" above. |
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