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FUNDING AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
Request for Proposals - The John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp Funds
The Colorado Native Plant Society supports research projects in plant biology from the John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp funds. These separate funds honor the late Dr. John Marr, Professor at the University of Colorado and the first President of the CONPS, and Myrna Steinkamp, a founding member of CONPS who worked on behalf of the Society for many years in a variety of capacities. Both funds were established to support research on the biology and natural history of Colorado native plants by means of small grants. The Steinkamp Fund targets rare species and those of conservation concern. Both field and laboratory studies are eligible for funding. Thanks to the generous contributions of many members and supporters, a total of nearly $3,000 is available, although individual awards will not exceed $1,000. Recipients of the awards must agree to summarize their studies for publication in Aquilegia.
The Board of Directors is now soliciting proposals for a February 15, 2010 deadline. Information on guidelines and requirements for proposals may be obtained by visiting our web site at http://www.conps.org/research_grants.html. If your questions are not answered by our web site, you may contact Board member Jan Loechell Turner by e-mail at jlturner@regis.edu or by phone at 303-458-4262. [Posted 19 October 2009]
Lawrence Memorial Award – 2010 Nominations
The Award Committee of the Lawrence Memorial Fund invites nominations for the 2010 Lawrence Memorial Award. Honoring the memory of Dr. George H. M. Lawrence, founding Director of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the annual Award of ($2,000) is given to support travel for doctoral dissertation research in systematic botany or horticulture, or the history of the plant sciences, including literature and exploration.
Major professors are urged to nominate outstanding doctoral students who have achieved official candidacy for their degrees and will be conducting pertinent dissertation research that would benefit significantly from travel enabled by the Award. The Committee will not entertain direct applications. A student who wishes to be considered should arrange for nomination by his/her major professor; this may take the form of a letter which covers supporting materials prepared by the nominee.
Supporting materials should describe briefly but clearly the candidate's program of research and how it would be significantly enhanced by travel that the Award would support. Letters of nomination and supporting materials, including seconding letters, should be received by the Committee no later than 1 May 2010 and should be directed to: Dr. R. W. Kiger, Hunt Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 USA. Tel. (412) 268-2434. [Posted 22 September 2009]
The Rupert Barneby Award, named in honor of the late NYBG scientist and renowned legume expert, consists of US$ 1000.00 granted annually to assist researchers to visit The New York Botanical Garden to study the rich herbarium collection of Leguminosae. Comprising over 320,000 specimens, including ca. 8450 types, the collection is widely considered to be one of the best curated and most comprehensive of its kind, particularly with regard to New World legumes. Graduate students and early career professionals with research in systematics and/or legume diversity are given special consideration. Anyone interested in applying for the award should submit their curriculum vitae, a two-page proposal describing the project for which the award is sought, and the names of 2–3 references. The application should be addressed to Dr. Benjamin M. Torke, Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA, and received no later than December 1, 2009. Submission by e-mail is preferred (send to: btorke@nybg.org). Announcement of the recipient will be made by December 15, 2009. Travel to NYBG should be planned for a period, preferably of at least two weeks, in 2010. Recipients are asked to give a presentation about their research at NYBG. [Posted 20 July 2009]
American Philosophical Society, RESEARCH PROGRAMS
All information and forms for all of the Society's programs can be downloaded from our website, http://www.amphilsoc.org. Click on the "Fellowships and Research Grants" tab at the top of the homepage.
INFORMATION about ALL PROGRAMS
Purpose, scope
Awards are made for non-commercial research only. The Society makes no grants for academic study or classroom presentation, for travel to conferences, for non-scholarly projects, for assistance with translation, or for the preparation of materials for use by students. The Society does not pay overhead or indirect costs to any institution or costs of publication.
Eligibility
Applicants may be residents of the United States or American citizens resident abroad. Foreign nationals whose research can only be carried out in the United States are eligible. Grants are made to individuals; institutions are not eligible to apply. Requirements for each program vary.
Tax information
Grants and fellowships are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that grant and fellowship recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors.
Contact information
Questions concerning the FRANKLIN and LEWIS AND CLARK programs should be directed to Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator, at LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org or 215-440-3429.
BRIEF INFORMATION about INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS
Franklin Research Grants
Scope
This program of small grants to scholars is intended to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the cost of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.
Eligibility
Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. Ph.D. candidates are not eligible to apply, but the Society is especially interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received the doctorate.
Award
From $1,000 to $6,000.
Deadlines
October 1, December 1; notification in February and April.
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Scope
The Lewis and Clark Fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, such as archeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, and paleontology, but grants will not be restricted to these fields.
Eligibility
Grants will be available to doctoral students who wish to participate in field studies for their dissertations or for other purposes. Master’s candidates, undergraduates, and postdoctoral fellows are not eligible.
Award
Grants will depend on travel costs but will ordinarily be in the range of several hundred dollars to about $5,000.
Deadline
February 15; notification in May. [Posted 24 June 2009]
Request for Proposals - The John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp Funds
The Colorado Native Plant Society supports research projects in plant biology from the John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp funds. These separate funds honor the late Dr. John Marr, Professor at the University of Colorado and the first President of the CONPS, and Dr. Myrna Steinkamp, a founding member of CONPS who worked on behalf of the Society for many years in a variety of capacities. Both funds were established to support research on the biology and natural history of Colorado native plants by means of small grants. The Steinkamp Fund targets rare species and those of conservation concern. Both field and laboratory studies are eligible for funding. Thanks to the generous contributions of many members and supporters, a total of nearly $3,000 is available. Individual awards are not likely to exceed $1,000. Recipients of the awards must agree to summarize their studies for publication in Aquilegia and the Society web site. They are highly encouraged to present the results of their research in poster or presentation format at the CoNPS annual meeting and/or a chapter meeting.
CoNPS grants have funded a variety of research projects dealing with Colorado native plants. One of the projects resulted in an article on pollinator shifts and length of nectar spurs in columbine flowers, which was published in the journal, Nature (June 2007) and another in articles on Physaria bellii published in Biological Conservation (2007) and Conservation Genetics (2007).
Some examples of research funded by CoNPS grants include:
* Population genetics and hybridization in the rare Colorado endemic Physaria bellii
* Pollination studies of Penstemon degeneri and Epipactis gigantea
* Monitoring program to determine the effect of global change on alpine plant communities in the San Juan Mountains (part of an international study)
* The effect of willow clipping on biodiversity in a subalpine forest
* Biogeography and phylogenetics of the Pyrola picta species complex
* Survey of Townsendia glabella
* Prairie dogs and harvester ants as disturbance agents on the shortgrass steppe
* Soil nutrient heterogeneity and vegetative community composition in wind-disturbed and salvage-logged subalpine forests of Routt County
* Chemotype composition of populations of Monarda fistulosa
* Population structure of the Colorado Piñon Pine, Pinus edulis
The Board of Directors is now soliciting proposals for a February 15, 2009 deadline. Information on guidelines and requirements for proposals may be obtained by contacting Board member Jan Loechell Turner at jlturner@regis.edu or (303) 458-4262. Alternately, you may visit our web site at http://www.conps.org/research_grants.html. [Posted 21 October 2008]
Lawrence Memorial Award – 2009 Nominations
The Award Committee of the Lawrence Memorial Fund invites nominations for the 2009 Lawrence Memorial Award. Honoring the memory of Dr. George H. M. Lawrence, founding Director of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the annual Award of ($2,000) is given to support travel for doctoral dissertation research in systematic botany or horticulture, or the history of the plant sciences, including literature and exploration.
Major professors are urged to nominate outstanding doctoral students who have achieved official candidacy for their degrees and will be conducting pertinent dissertation research that would benefit significantly from travel enabled by the Award. The Committee will not entertain direct applications. A student who wishes to be considered should arrange for nomination by his/her major professor; this may take the form of a letter which covers supporting materials prepared by the nominee.
Supporting materials should describe briefly but clearly the candidate's program of research and how it would be significantly enhanced by travel that the Award would support. Letters of nomination and supporting materials, including seconding letters, should be received by the Committee no later than 1 May 2009 and should be directed to: Dr. R. W. Kiger, Hunt Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 USA. Tel. (412) 268-2434 [Posted 22 September 2008]
American Philosophical Society Grants
Information and forms for all of the Society's programs can be downloaded from our website, <http://www.amphilsoc.org>. Click on the "Fellowships and Research Grants" tab at the top of the homepage. INFORMATION about ALL PROGRAMS. Purpose, scope: Awards are made for non-commercial research only. The Society makes no grants for academic study or classroom presentation, for travel to conferences, for non-scholarly projects, for assistance with translation, or for the preparation of materials for use by students. The Society does not pay overhead or indirect costs to any institution or costs of publication. Eligibility: Applicants may be residents of the United States or American citizens resident abroad. Foreign nationals whose research can only be carried out in the United States are eligible. Grants are made to individuals; institutions are not eligible to apply. Requirements for each program vary. Tax information: Grants and fellowships are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that grant and fellowship recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors. Contact information: Questions concerning the FRANKLIN, LEWIS AND CLARK, programs should be directed to Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator, at <lmusumeci@amphilsoc.org> or 215-440-3429.
Of particular interest to members of ASPT are the Franklin Research Grants and the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research. [Posted 21 July 2008]
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