http://www.umsl.edu/~biology/hwec/
The Harris World Ecology Center (HWEC), through a unique set of partnerships, promotes research and training in basic ecology and biodiversity conservation across the globe, and increases public awareness and interest in issues relating to global natural resource conservation. The center is housed within the Department of Biology at the University of Missouri St. Louis, and works closely with The Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo.
The Harris Center offers Fellowships and Scholarships to graduate students whose studies relate to conservation. These include fully-funded Christensen Fellowships for Ph.D. or masters students who plan to take on decision-making positions in regions and countries where biodiversity is threatened. The center also provides training in conservation implementation via undergraduate and graduate certficate programs that place students with local, national, and international conservation NGOs and government agencies.
The Harris Center presents the World Ecology Award to eminent individuals who have made significant contributions to the protection of the global environment and to a better understanding of the balance between human habitation and the Earth's biodiversity. The first World Ecology Award was presented in 1990 to recording artist, film star and activist John Denver, who accepted the award at the Center's first major event, a World Ecology Day held on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. Since that time, the Harris Center has presented the award to nineteen individuals.
