InterNICHE Co-ordinator
Nick Jukes
42 South Knighton Road
Leicester LE2 3LP
England
Tel/Fax +44 116 2109652
coordinator@interniche.org
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2008 Humane Education Award
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InterNICHE announces the 2008 Humane Education Award to support ethical
and effective life science education and training.
The Award is a grant program to enhance
biological science, medical and veterinary medical education and training.
Supported by Proefdiervrij, the
Award offers 20,000 Euro (US$ 25,000) to be split between successful
applicants.
Proposals are invited from all countries for
initiatives to replace animal experiments and the dissection of purposely
killed animals. Applicants may be teachers, students, campaigners or any
other individuals committed to best practice education and training.
Examples of projects that may be funded through
the Award include:
* Development of a new freeware CD-ROM, film,
model or mannekin to achieve replacement
* Purchase of existing alternative products to
achieve replacement
* Establishment of a student-based
self-experimentation program to replace animals in physiology practical
classes
* Establishment of a body donation program for
securing ethically-sourced animal cadavers to replace animals killed for
anatomy or surgery training
* Establishment of clinical learning
opportunities to replace the use of laboratory animals in clinical skills,
surgery or other practical classes
* Establishment of non-invasive field studies to
replace the use of laboratory animals in ethology or other practical
classes
All applications will be considered equally and
judged on their merits. They will be assessed by a panel of experts
according to the following criteria:
* Potential to replace harmful animal use, based
on number of animals and/or severity of procedures
* Potential pedagogic effectiveness, including
assessment of student learning performance
* Innovation, resourcefulness, and overall
ethical design
* Student / trainee involvement at all stages,
and carefully considered strategies for implementation and evaluation
* Broader impact of the project
* Availability of existing alternative tools, and
availability of existing government funds for the development of
alternatives
50% of the Award is available in Part A, and 50%
in Part B:
Deadline for Part A: 15 July 2008
Deadline for Part B: 15 November 2008
Applications must be submitted through the
on-line form at
www.interniche.org/award/2008award.htm and also sent as an e-mail with
attachment to coordinator@interniche.org. All applications will be
acknowledged, and shortlisted applicants may be asked for further details.
Questions about the Award may be sent to InterNICHE at
coordinator@interniche.org. Further information on InterNICHE,
alternatives and humane education can be found at:
www.interniche.org
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