Stan Beck Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
July
Page last updated: 
03/21/2011
Application Deadline: 
July 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
301-731-4535
Contact e-mail: 
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicants must be graduate or undergraduate students in entomology or related disciplines at colleges or universities in the United States, Mexico, or Canada. They should also have some sort of need, either based on physical limitations or economic, minority, or environmental conditions.

Keywords: 
Animals
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Entomology
International students
Minority
Amount: 
Varies based on earnings from the investment
Funding Abstract: 

This Entomological Foundation award assists needy students at the graduate or undergraduate level of their education in entomology and related disciplines at a college or university in the United States, Mexico, or Canada. The need is based on physical limitations or economic, minority, or environmental conditions. The award, the amount of which is based on the earnings from the investment, is presented at the ESA Annual Meeting.

This fellowship was established as a tribute to Stanley D. Beck, a notable scientist who pursued his profession despite the effects of a debilitating disease.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application consists of:

  • CV (template available on website)
  • Letter of nomination
  • Descript of applicant's academic studies
  • Current official college transcripts
  • Brief statement (two pages max.) of the applicant's need or challenge
  • Letter of recommendation from the applicant's academic advisor
  • Two letters of support demonstrating the applicant's need or challenge.
Fund Usage: 
Not specified