Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Page last updated: 
10/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
1-800-843-2473
Contact e-mail: 
cornellbirds@cornell.edu
Funding source home page: 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
weblinks: 
Funding information
Application guidelines
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The Scholarship is for college seniors (2nd semester juniors may submit application for senior year) or graduate students only.

Keywords: 
Animals
Biodiversity
Birds
Endangered Species
General support
Research/field research
Wildlife
Amount: 
up to $4,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Francis M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat provides financial aid to a college senior or graduate student to study areas in the United States that provide winter or summer habitat for our threatened or endangered native birds. The award is given by the Garden Club of America and is administered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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

We do not have a printed application form for the submission of proposals. Instead, we request a brief proposal of no more than five pages. We request that proposal’s first page provide the following summary: title, abstract, schedule, university affiliation, name of major advisor, name/address of applicant, and Social Security Number. Please submit proposals in triplicate.

Fund Usage: 
Research, fees, expenses, tuition
Funding Restrictions: 

Policy is not to pay overhead, whether stated as overhead or as indirect cost. Funding is for one year of research and may not be renewed