Call for Applications
Undergraduate Hurricane Relief Scholarships
PLAN!TNOW
Deadline: June 1, 2009
PLAN!TNOW is offering $10,000 scholarships to undergraduate students who, after being adversely affected by a hurricane, have gone on to teach hurricane preparedness to others. Dedication to hurricane preparedness can be demonstrated by field of study or volunteer efforts. For more information on eligibility or to apply, visit the PLAN!TNOW Scholarship page.
Call for Applications
National Fire Academy
U.S. Fire Administration
Deadline: June 15, 2009
The National Fire Academy is accepting applications for the first semester of its 2009-2010 year. Classes begin October 1 and run through March 31.
Tuition is free and all instruction and course materials are provided at no cost. Transportation and lodging are also provided for students representing fire departments, rescue squads, and state and local governments. A course schedule and application materials are available online.
Call for Nominations
Samuel Henry Prince Award
International Research Committee on Disasters
Deadline: July 1, 2009
The International Sociological Association’s International Research Committee on Disasters is now accepting nominations for the Samuel Henry Prince Dissertation Award. The award encourages early identification of exceptional research talent by recognizing notable disaster research dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.
Those interested in nominating themselves or another for the award should submit the following a curriculum vitae, dissertation abstract, and two letters of recommendation. For full details, read the announcement guidelines. Questions and nomination materials can be sent to William Lovekamp.
Call for Papers/Posters
International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Deadline: July 31, 2009
Papers and posters are now being accepted for the fifth International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED2010) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 8-10, 2010.
Papers and posters should address pedestrian and evacuation dynamics, as well as associated human behavior to help solve real world problems in this rapidly developing field. Topics of special interest include new data relating to human performance, new modeling of evacuation and pedestrian dynamics, and novel applications of models or methods. For full details, submission guidelines, or to submit an abstract, visit the conference website.