Dear
colleagues,
The
American Cetacean Society-San Francisco Bay Chapter ( ACS-SF Bay )
would like to encourage students to apply for our upcoming 2016 Student
Research Grants.
ACS
- SF BAY Guidelines for Student Research Grant:
The San
Francisco Bay American Cetacean Society chapter Grants-in-Aid of
Research fund offers small research grants for direct costs of scientific,
field-based projects focusing on cetaceans. The Society invites proposals
from all cetacean-related disciplines, including the social sciences,
which focus on cetaceans and/or their habitats.
SF Bay
ACS chapter particularly welcomes applications from early-career
researchers such as graduate students and researchers with less than 10
years’ post-doctoral experience, and researchers whose work focuses
on cetaceans on the West Coast of North American, with emphasis in the Bay
Area.
The SF Bay American Cetacean Society chapter has a long-standing commitment to
providing young scientists with ‘seed money’ for research projects
in cetacean-related disciplines.
Currently, SF
Bay ACS chapter grant awards range from $100 to $1,000; the
Society highly encourages funds to be used in a ‘match’ program to
maximize funding potential.
Funding
is available to applicants who are themselves active (dues-paying) SF
Bay ACS chapter members.
SF Bay ACS chapter funds
are intended to strengthen conservation efforts through applied
field-based research and opportunities outside of the laboratory.
Funds may not be used for salaries, stipends, honoraria, or other compensatory
expenses.
The National American Cetacean Society and other chapters of ACS also
participate in grant-making initiatives and will also submit Request For
Proposals (RFPs) coincident with their funding cycles. For
information about specific chapters and their grant-making programs,
please visit the Chapter page of the National American Cetacean
Society website: www. acsonline.org.
Proposals should include:
1.
Application cover sheet, with title of proposal, field research
group, contact information (email, phone and departmental contacts) for
the faculty lead or principle investigator (PI), second PI (if applicable)
and any proposed graduate student participant list (with contact
information).
2.
A brief narrative (1-2 pages, single-spaced) describing the
research program, overall purpose, specific research objectives/questions,
study timeline and benchmarks, significance of the research in advancing
our understanding the biology and conservation of cetaceans and/or their habitats, and how the research can or does advance conservation
efforts aimed at a particular taxa, species, or habitat.
3.
An itemized, one-year budget, including estimated costs for supplies,equipment,
travel, etc. Costs should be kept reasonable. A budget justification should be included. Budget should not exceed
requested funding amount; however, details of additional funding sources
supporting the research and how those funds will be used are helpful in
evaluating applications.
4. Curriculum
Vitae (CV) for each principle investigator.
The
application deadline for the 2016 San Francisco Bay American Cetacean
Society chapter Small Grants-in-Aid of Research Program is Friday,
September 23rd 2016, and will cover proposed field work to be
undertaken through winter of 2017. Funding is limited and proposals will
be peer-reviewed for scientific rigor, conservation benefit and cost
effectiveness.
Awards will be announced on Monday, October 10, 2016.
President
San Francisco Bay American Cetacean Society chapter
Questions
regarding the program may also be directed to her.
Respectfully,