Community Forestry Research Fellowships: Ten Year Assessment and Future Prospects John C. Bliss, Nils Christoffersen, Jesse Abrams and A. Paige Fischer

Program Objectives Build the field of community forestry as a legitimate field of serious inquiry within U.S. universities, Build the field of community forestry as a legitimate field of serious inquiry within U.S. universities, Contribute to the development and use of participatory research methods, Contribute to the development and use of participatory research methods, Nurture a new generation of scholars committed to constructive engagement with communities to build community capacity and steward natural resources Nurture a new generation of scholars committed to constructive engagement with communities to build community capacity and steward natural resources

How? Fund graduate students Fund graduate students Facilitate connections between universities and communities Facilitate connections between universities and communities Training workshops Training workshops

Selection Criteria Relevance to “Forestry” broadly defined Relevance to “Forestry” broadly defined Relevance to “Community” broadly defined Relevance to “Community” broadly defined Relationship of student to community Relationship of student to community Participatory research methods Participatory research methods Diversity of CFRF Fellows and institutions Diversity of CFRF Fellows and institutions

CFRF Graduate Research Sites by State 1997 – 2007 Masters, Pre-dissertation & Dissertation Fellowships CFRF has funded 84 fellows and 99 different fellowships.

CFRF Graduate Universities by State 1997 – 2007 Number of universities per state attended by CFRF fellows CFRF has funded fellows from 36 different U.S. universities.

CFRF Graduate Universities Alaska Pacific University Auburn University City University of New York Clark University Cornell University Florida A&M University Florida State University Iowa State University Michigan Technological University North Carolina State University Northern Arizona University Ohio University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Perdue University Rutgers State University of NJ School for International Training Southern University Tennessee State UC Berkeley UC Davis UC Santa Cruz UNC Chapel Hill University of Alaska, Fairbanks University of Arkansas University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Massachusetts University of Michigan University of Montana University of Oregon University of Vermont University of Washington University of Wisconsin Yale University

CFRF fellows by year and by type of fellowship

Community Forestry and Environmental Research Partnerships Build community capacity Build community capacity Strengthen university – community partnerships Strengthen university – community partnerships Emphasis on resource stewardship Emphasis on resource stewardship Develop participatory research methods Develop participatory research methods