Tropical rainforest biodiversity: field and GIS tools for assessing, monitoring and mapping

Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

24 August - 6 September 2015 (fourth edition)

Application procedure

The maximum number of students admitted to the course will be 15. Deadline for applications is June 30th, 2015. To apply, please send by email to the completed application form below including a brief curriculum (maximum two pages). We will review your application and communicate by the beginning of July acceptance based on (1) qualifications and (2) application date. You will then be communicated by email the outcome of the review, and if positive you will be asked to proceed with payment.

Upon acceptance of the registration, payment of an advance amount (300 Euro) is requested straight after. Residual amount (700 Euro) will need to be paid by July 31st2015. In the case that past the deadline there will still be available places, registration and payment of the full amount will be accepted prior to August 1st.

Payment can be then done through bank wire (see details below) or credit card (please note that CARD HOLDER MUST BE THE APPLICANT), as follows:

(1)Click to proceed with credit card payment (please note the amount must include 3% of on-line credit card fees, so advanced amount is 309 Euro, final payment is 721 Euro).

(2)Details for bank wire:

- please indicate in the transfer SURNAME_NAME_TANZANIA 2015;

- all transfer and exchange rate costs are charged to the applicant’s account.

Account holder: MUSEO DELLE SCIENZE – Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3 – 38122 TRENTO (ITALY)

Bank name: UNICREDIT S.P.A.

Branch address: VIA GALILEI 1 – 38122 TRENTO

IBAN: IT 08 I 02008 01820 000005423762

BIC-SWIFT CODE: UNCRITM10HV

A receipt of payment will be sent to the applicant, by email and/or hard copy

APPLICATION FORM

Personal Data

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Gender: M F

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 I will use my own notebook during the course (highly recommended).

 I will not bring a notebook at the course.

Payment modalities (see details above), please tick one:

 Bank transfer.

 Credit card (card holder must be the applicant).

Address of invoice if different from above:

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Educational Background and general information

PhD (Title of the programme and title of the dissertation or major) ......

Master Degree (Title of the programme and title of the dissertation or major) ......

Degree (Title and title of the dissertation or major) ......

Other Relevant Courses ......

If English is not your native language, how would you rate your proficiency on a scale of 1-5 (where 5 = complete fluency)?

Reading:12345

Listening: 12345

During your work or study experience have you already used GIS?

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If the answer is yes, which is the GIS software you used?

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During your work or study experience, you already studied Tropical Ecosystems?

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If the answer is yes, which is the tropical environment you know best?

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Short description of the motivation for participation (max 200 words)

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Brief Curriculum (Maximum 2 pages)

The brief curriculum can be also sent as an attachment in pdf format together with the present application form to