Graduate Student Travel Fellowship

Contact Name: 
Prof. Sheila Patek, Chair of the Student Support Committee
Typical application deadline: 
October
Page last updated: 
09/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
October 15, 2010
Contact e-mail: 
patek@bio.umass.edu
Funding source home page: 
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be member of SICB.

Keywords: 
Africa
Asia
Biodiversity
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
International
Latin America
Middle East
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Southeast Asia
Travel
Western Europe
Amount: 
up to $2,000
Funding Abstract: 

To provide funds for travel and other expenses at distant research laboratories, museums, or field sites with the primary purpose to learn specialized techniques or to use unique equipment or collections. 

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Expects to fund 3 fellowships.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Electronic submission.  Use form available on the website.  All fields must be completed.

*  application form

*  Proposal (3,000 character limit)

*  Literature Citations

*  Funding Request

*  Two letters of recommentation--submited by the letter writers via a separate online form

Fund Usage: 
Travel to 'distant' sites and use of specialized equipment.
Funding Restrictions: 

Travel to field research sites and living expenses while doing field research.

 Awards are made payable to the individual recipients.  No part of an award may be used for the payment of indirect costs to the recipient's institutions

Students may apply to only one award program (travel-FGST or research-GIAR) per year.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems