Southern Growth seeks student applicants for Southern Research Fellow

The Southern Research Fellow Program promotes student research relating to economic development and quality of life in the 13 Southern Growth member states. The 2009 Southern Research Fellow Program is focused on regional economic opportunities relating to bio-products, alternative energy, and/or energy efficiency. The Fellow will develop a research question and prepare an original report that will be incorporated into Southern Growth's 2009 Report on the Future of the South and distributed at Southern Growth's annual conference. The Fellow will also receive a cash award of $1,000.

Eligible applicants include current full-time undergraduate and graduate students aged 18 - 25 at colleges and universities in the 13 Southern Growth member states. The application deadline is November 14, 2008. Learn more about the 2009 Southern Research Fellow Program here.