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Request for Proposals
Use the R/V Lake Guardian to Conduct an
Educational
Course on the Great Lakes
Introduction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO), is requesting proposals for use of the R/V
Lake Guardian
during June or July of 2002, to conduct an educational course on the Great
Lakes. Courses should be designed to teach undergraduates, graduate
students, or teachers about the physical, chemical, and biological
components of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Courses designed specifically for
teachers should help them apply Great Lakes science to their curriculum.
Students should be trained in both field and laboratory work aboard the
vessel, and be eligible to receive academic credit. Courses should be
approximately one week long for 10 to 24 students. The recipient of the
award would be responsible for designing the course, providing at least
two instructors, advertising through appropriate venues, obtaining
participation from a sufficient number of students and performing other
administrative functions associated with the course.
Special preference will be given to institutions that
can attract a diverse pool of students, from across the Great Lakes basin,
and that can maintain a uniform fee for tuition, for all students
regardless of their academic affiliation. GLNPO would provide the ship
time as well as two environmental scientists. The estimated value of ship
time for a week-long course is approximately $70,000. The R/V
Lake Guardian is 180-ft long, and can accommodate approximately 24
students, 4 instructors, and the crew. Room will be supplied by GLNPO,
with a twenty dollar fee charged daily to each student for meals, and
coffee.
Selection Criteria
Proposals received will be judged according to the following criteria:
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Qualifications of professors
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Quality of the course syllabus
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Affordability and uniform tuition and fees, for all
students regardless of their academic affiliation.
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Ability to attract a sufficient number of students
from a diverse pool across the Great Lakes Region.
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Projected benefits to Great Lakes conservation,
outreach, and/or research as a result of the course (e.g. training
graduate students (future researchers) about the ecology of the Great
Lakes, proposed research to accompany course, training teachers who
will then incorporate Great Lakes issues in their classroom, public
web pages, publications etc.)
Eligibility
All academic institutions in the Great Lakes area are eligible to
apply. Preferential treatment will be given to institutions that can
attract a sufficient number of students from a diverse pool while charging
the same program fee regardless of academic affiliation.
Proposals (2 copies) should be submitted to:
Paul Horvatin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office (G-17J)
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
or e-mailed to Horvatin.Paul@epa.gov
Proposals are due at the above address by close of
business December 14, 2001.
Proposals should not exceed 10 pages in length and will
be evaluated against the above criteria. Applicants seeking additional
information may contact David Rockwell at (312) 353-1373 or via e-mail at rockwell.david@epa.gov
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