UMBS Graduate Student Research Funding

Contact Name: 
Ms. Karie Slavik, Associate Director
Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
12/16/2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 763-4461
Application Deadline: 
February 15, 2011
Contact e-mail: 
umbs@umich.edu
weblinks: 
Award information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
University of Michigan Biological Station
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

To be eligible, applicants should be enrolled in a graduate program and the research should be part of their thesis research, a pilot study preliminary to thesis research, or a required part of the graduate program.

Keywords: 
Birds
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Forest/Forestry/Trees
Lake
Michigan
Plants
Research/field research
Water/Aquatic
Wildlife
Amount: 
Varies
Funding Abstract: 

Funds, Awards, and Fellowships:

  • Ann Arbor Woman's National Farm and Garden Association Award: Annual award to one or more one or more graduate researchers
  • Marian P. and David M. Gates Graduate Student Endowment: Provides support for graduate education for students studying at the Biological Station
  • Henry Allan Gleason Fellowship Fund: Awards to graduate students to enable them to pursue advanced study in plant ecology.
  • Joel T. Heinen Endowment Fund: Supports graduate students engaged in research at UMBS.
  • J.B. and Marilyn McKenzie Graduate Fellowship:  Supports graduate student study at UMBS.
  • Vaden and Maxine Miles Fund: Scholarship or fellowship support for graduate students studying ornithology at UMBS.
  • Stellanova and Chase S. Osborn Endowment: Supports research based at the Osborn Preserve on Sugar Island. See CSSOresearch.html
  • Mort Neff Scholarship:  Provides graduate student research and study at UMBS.
Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

To Apply for Research Support:

1) Complete and submit online the UMBS Application for Housing & Research Status form at http://umbs.lsa.umich.edu/Registration.php

2) Submit a brief cover letter, via email, with an application attached as a single document (Word or Word-readable file, e.g. RTF). The application must include the following, in order:

  • Project Summary
  • Research Plan
  • Budget
  • Budget Justification
  • Curriculum Vita or Resume
Fund Usage: 
Travel, materials, research (general), laboratory fees
Funding Restrictions: 

Funding is partial and considered only for applicants who plan to be in residence at the Bio Station and/or base their research there.

Priority will be given to those applicants who: 1) plan to be in residence for at least a half term (4 of 8 weeks); 2) demonstrate financial support for their research from other sources such as their department, advisor, graduate school, fellowships, etc.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture