AOU Research Award

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Reed Bowman
Page last updated: 
11/11/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
863-465-2571
Contact e-mail: 
rbowman@archbold-station.org
Contact Address: 

AOU Committee on Research Awards, Avian Ecology Lab, Archbold Biological Station, 123 Main Drive, Venus , FL 33960

Funding source home page: 
The American Ornithologists' Union
weblinks: 
Award information, including application instructions
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicants must be student member of AOU ($20 fee) 

For Wetmore award: Latin American students are given preference. For Morse Nice award: female students are given preference. For Carnes award: must be females and non-smokers (i.e., have not smoked for at least the previous six months).

May only receive two AOU research awards in a lifetime.

Keywords: 
Animals
Birds
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Forest/Forestry/Trees
Global change
International students
Latin America
Minority
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Wildlife
Women
Amount: 
up to $2,500
Funding Abstract: 

The Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Fund, Alexander Wetmore Memorial Research Fund, Margaret Morse Nice Fund, Donald L. Bleitz Fund, Herbert and Betty Carnes Fund, and AOU Research Grants Fund were established to provide research funds for students and post-docs who are members of the American Ornithologists' Union or other members without access to funds from major granting agencies. The Van Tyne, Bleitz, and Research Grants funds provide support for research in all areas of avian biology. The Wetmore Memorial Fund supports research in avian systematics, paleo-ornithology, biogeography, and especially neotropical biology. The Margaret Morse Nice and Betty Carnes awards are designed to increase participation of females in ornithology.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Submit one application for consideration in all awards.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application consists of 4 parts. Send 10 copies of parts 1-4, colated and stapled in that sequence. Students must have their academic advisors sign their application form prior to submission.

  • Cover page (available online)
  • Proposal statement, including abstract, introduction, methods & experimental design, timetable, facilities, literature cited, figures, legends, and tables.
  • Budget, including budget items, statement of justification and need, and list of additional sources.
  • Curriculum vitae.
Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

Must keep records of expenditures and submit a table and receipts to the current Committee Chair at the end of their project or by the end of a year following award receipt.