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A $5,000 USD Dr. Greg
Bossart Memorial Scholarship is available to a graduate student in wildlife
biology, epidemiology, veterinary, medical, public health, basic or social
sciences or other post-graduate program focusing on the interconnection
between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment using a One
Health framework. Funds will be awarded in September 2023.
Greg Bossart, DVM, Ph.D.
was a highly respected veterinarian, pathologist, and conservationist
committed to advancing the understanding of marine mammals as sentinels of
ocean and human health. With a career spanning 30 years and over 200
publications, Dr. Bossart identified resurgent and emerging diseases in
dolphins, manatees, birds, and whales. His research and innovative
techniques helped characterize the first viral diseases in manatees and he
was responsible for developing the first immunohistochemical technique for
diagnosing brevetoxicosis (red tide poisoning) in both marine mammals and
birds.
Dr. Bossart was a dedicated
proponent of the One Health concept and approach which was a prominent
theme in his long-running Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Health and
Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) project. Started in 2003, HERA was
developed to monitor how dolphin health in coastal habitats is impacted by
environmental stressors and how those stressors potentially also impact
human health. His contributions to the study of marine mammal health are
far-reaching, and through this scholarship, Georgia Aquarium and the One
Health Commission are committed to honoring Dr. Bossart's One Health
legacy.
Eligibility &
Requirements
Applicant must be a
student, anywhere in the world, currently registered in a post-graduate
program (toward MSc, PhD, DVM, MPH, MD, or equivalent, clinical or research
degrees) and working on a research project that encompasses the One
Health model and/or addresses a One Health topic. [Clinical Residents
not involved in research or not working toward a MS or PhD, and Postdocs or
Fellows who have already finished their PhD research training are not
eligible for this scholarship. If you have been 'accepted' into a graduate
program, can provide a letter attesting to that fact, have a research
project planned, but have not yet begun classwork or research, Yes, you
qualify.]
Funds can be used to
support research or educational costs (tuition, fieldwork supplies,
analytical costs, conference travel, etc.) and should be outlined in the
application materials.
How to Apply
Applications must be in
English. Follow instructions on the webpage closely. Interested
applicants should submit (as a single pdf packet, use a pdf merger program):
1.
A Project Narrative (not to exceed 1000
words) that includes: Project Title, Abstract, Background / Introduction,
Project Goals, Methods, Importance/Contribution, How the proposed work fits
within the One Health framework, Use of funds
2.
A current CV.
3.
A letter from the graduate program that
the student has been accepted into or is enrolled in demonstrating their
good standing. The goal is to demonstrate / prove that the applicant is
currently a student 1) working toward a degree and 2) doing a research
project that will be described in the application.
4.
One letter of recommendation from a
faculty member or clinician who is familiar with the student’s work.
Only applications submitted
as a single (merged) pdf will be considered and must be submitted
electronically by 11:59
pm Eastern Daylight Time, June 9, 2022 here:
https://tinyurl.com/BossartForm2023
Anticipated
Award announcement and funds dispersed by mid to late September 2023
Questions may be directed
to:
BossartScholarship@onehealthcommission.org
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