Graduate Student Research Minigrant Program
Applicants may be part of a faculty member's research project or team, but the project should be independent from that of the senior research worker. It is expected that students will submit for publication a single- or senior-author manuscript from their WMRS-supported research with WMRS in the by-line.
The UC White Mountain Research Station (WMRS) graduate student research awards provide up to $2,000 per year to support living and travel expenses to do thesis research based out of WMRS (i.e. in the White-Inyo Range, nearby eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and Owens Valley. WMRS Fellowships are highly competitive awards for outstanding researchers and are intended to support outstanding science.
Application form consists of: title of project, abstract, specific location of research, rationale for using the WMRS facilities, total funding requested, project description and research plan, references. Renewal applicants should submit a letter from your major professor describing progress on your research. New applicants should submit names and addresses of three recommenders.
Travel expenses may not include airfare. Awardees are expected to be in residence for some part of their research at the Station so they can interact with other researchers and students.
Renewable once.