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Denali National Park and Preserve
Research Fellowship Programs
Researcher at Denali sharing dinosaur information with teachers
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Denali researcher shares his fossil expertise during a teacher workshop

The deadline for both fellowship applications in 2009 was February 20.  Selections for 2009 have been made.  Please check back again for information about fellowships and deadlines for 2010.

One application can be submitted if applying to both Research Fellowship Programs. An application cover page must be submitted with an application.

Other information that may be helpful to applicants:

The Discover Denali Fellowship Program is made possible through proceeds from Discover Denali, an MSLC program developed in partnership between the Denali Education Center and the National Park Service. The Discover Denali program helps Royal Celebrity participants learn about Denali’s natural and human history. The Murie Science and Learning Center Fellowship Program is made possible through the proceeds of the Center’s many education programs.

The Murie Science and Learning Center provides research, discovery, and learning opportunities within Northern Alaska National Parks to promote appreciation and caring for our national and cultural heritage. The Denali Education Center seeks to connect people to Denali through research, education, and communication.

 
Researcher searches for wood frogs or wood frog egg masses in Denali.
Robert Newman
2007 Discover Denali Fellowship recipient studies wood frogs in Denali

The Discover Denali Research Fellowship Program is offered in cooperation with the Denali Education Center and is appropriate for researchers working in and near Denali National Park and Preserve.

 
Researcher studying the Denbigh Flint Complex, a group of hunter gatherers in arctic Alaska 5000 to 3500 years ago.
NPS Photo by Andrew Tremayne
2008 MSLC Fellowship recipient performs archeology research in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

The Murie Science and Learning Center Research Fellowship Program is for researchers working in Denali or any of the other arctic or subarctic Alaska national parks.  

 

 

Image of footprint found in Denali National Park and Preserve  

Did You Know?
Did you know that in the summer of 2005 a footprint of a dinosaur was found in Denali National Park? The print has been identified as belonging to a three toed foot of a Cretaceous Theropod.

Last Updated: May 08, 2009 at 16:11 EST