Student Equipment Grants

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
01/27/2010
Application Deadline: 
March 31, 2010
Contact e-mail: 
info@codar.com
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Master's Project
Ph.D.
Funding source home page: 
CODAR Ocean Sensors, Ltd.
weblinks: 
Grant information, including application information
Keywords: 
Fish/Fishery
Great Lakes
Lake
Ocean/Marine
Research/field research
River
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
Non-monetary use of equipment; $1,300 travel funds for conference presentation
Funding Abstract: 

CODAR is seeking proposals outlining novel applications of RiverSonde in river, lake, estuarine, harbor, or ocean environment. Novel applications could be (but not limited to) measurement of near-shore ocean rip currents or flows at river intersection with ocean or lake, integration of RiverSonde data with other data sets collected inside of a regional ocean observing system, and use of RiverSonde data to improve or validate coastal or river hydrodynamic models, etc. Motivated graduate students interested in hydrology, oceanography or other related subjects are encouraged to apply.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Grantee has use of RiverSonde for up to 3 months. Roundtrip freight of equipment will be covered by CODAR. CODAR engineer will travel to assist with equipment installation and provide a training course to grantee and their associates at grantee’s institution or deployment site.

Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

Grantee must recognize CODAR inside of any presentation or publication that includes RiverSonde data. Grants are limited to equipment use inside of the United States. Future grant programs may be offered for other regions.Data collected during grant program will be considered joint property of grantee and CODAR. CODAR will be allowed to use data for marketing, product engineering or other purposes.