Submit a 1-2 page essay describing how your research fits the general criteria for the award. Discuss your interest and aptitude for quantitative methods, your research in the context of conservation biology, if and how you intend to apply novel quantitative approaches in your research, and if and how your research has the potential to improve the management of at-risk species or ecosystems.

This scholarship was established to honor Dr. Daniel Goodman, a quantitative ecologist and conservation biologist, who was a professor in MSU’s Ecology Department from 1981 until his death in 2012. Much of Dr. Goodman’s work focused on improving ecological management and decision-making via application of decision theory and a risk-analysis approach using the best available quantitative tools.

Provide the name and email address of a mentor/faculty member in the Ecology Department or on your committee who may supply a letter of recommendation.

A letter of recommendation is not required to be considered for this scholarship.