Mewaldt-King Student Research Award
Any graduate student (of any nationality) accepted to or enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program at a university in the U.S. or elsewhere is eligible to apply.
The 19th annual Mewaldt-King Student Research Awards will be announced by the Cooper Ornithological Society at the 2011 joint meeting with the Association of Field Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society in Kearney, Nebraska. These $1,000 awards are designated in the memory of L. Richard Mewaldt and James R. King to support research that relates to the conservation of birds. Research may be in any area of ornithology, but studies that involve demographics, breeding biology, or disease ecology may be particularly relevant, especially if the species is endangered, threatened, or otherwise of management concern. Studies of species from threatened ecosystems (e.g. old growth forest, wetlands) or with reference to large-scale conservation issues such as climate or landscape change are also of particular interest.
Research Proposal Format
- Cover page bearing the student's name, academic affiliation, mailing and email addresses, the title of the proposal, and the name and email address of the student's major faculty advisor.
- Abstract (250 words).
- Introduction, including: (a) relevant background, (b) specific hypotheses to be tested, or questions asked, (c) relevance of proposed research to conservation biology.
- Proposed methods, analyses, and timetable.
- General categories of expenditures and total project budget including current and pending sources of support.
- Literature cited (follow format used by Condor; see http://www.cooper.org/publications/condorinstruc.pdf).
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
All applications must be accompanied by a letter of support (submitted separately, email encouraged) from the applicant's major faculty.
The proposal abstract and text, including budget but excluding literature cited, should not be longer than 6 double-spaced pages with a 12-point font and 1 inch (25 mm) margins. CV should be no more than three pages. The entire proposal: cover page, proposal, budget, lit cited, and CV should be submitted as a single document.
Multiple documents will not be accepted. Proposals that are improperly formatted or exceed page limits will not be reviewed. Applicants will not receive comments from reviewers.