Reid Bryson Scholarship Poster Competition
The Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers the annual Reid Bryson Scholarship competition to honor the life and legacy of our founder, Professor Reid Bryson. The scholarship rewards exemplary students whose research mirrors the innovative and interdisciplinary studies of Professor Bryson, involving either fundamental climate and meteorological processes or topics that connect climate, people, and the environment.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must either be a registered undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from any department or center. The research should either address (1) fundamental climatic and meteorological processes or (2) environmental issues at the interface of climate, people, and the environment. Professor Bryson’s research was highly interdisciplinary, so students from across the sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply.
Research projects should either be ongoing or completed, rather than proposed work.
How to Apply
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Donor Information
This scholarship was established to honor Professor Reid Bryson (1920-2008) who was the founder of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Meteorology and Center for Climatic Research and the first director of the Institute for Environmental Studies (now the Nelson Institute). Dr. Bryson was one of the pioneers of modern climatology and among the first to explore the influence of climate on humans and human culture. He gained fame for his studies of past and future climate, the relationships between climate and the biosphere, and the interaction of climate and human societies. A polymath, Bryson’s scholarly interests ranged from studies of archaeology and geography to geology and limnology, and he tied them together through an abiding interest in weather and climate.
Award Information
A total of $2000 is typically awarded annually.
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- Award
- Varies
- Organizations
- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
- Deadline
- 08/23/2019