The Board of Directors of the Southern California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce its annual SCAS Student Research Grant. Students presently in an Undergraduate, Masters or Doctoral program may apply by completing the following grant application. Proposals will be considered in any field of science with an emphasis on the southern California area. Research will be funded for a period of one year.
Recipients of the award will be expected to present their research at the following Annual Meeting in 2017 and submit a summary of their research progress to the SCAS newsletter The Smilodon. Grant award winners will be announced at the annual meeting on May 6-7, 2016 at University of Southern California (USC).
Applications are due no later than February 15, 2016.
Only electronic (Adobe .pdf) letters of recommendation will be accepted.
Please modify the following application and send electronically via an email attachment as an Adobe (.pdf) to:
Dr. Daniel J. Pondella, II
SCAS Research Grant Committee Chair
1. Applicant Information
Name of Applicant:
Advisor (Academy Member):
Mailing Address:
E-mail address:
University:
Department:
Daytime Phone No.:
Current Degree Program:
Years in current graduate program:
Current Degree and date of graduation:
Project duration:
2. Project Title
3. Budget Request (Limit 250 words) (Amount requested $500-$2000 limit)
Budget and Justification.
This section should include a budget and justification for proposed expenditures - receipts will be required. In the justification, explain the role, use, and importance of financial assistance from the Academy in meeting the project’s objectives.
Other Funding Sources.
Please list other grants that (1) have supported this project (2) are currently supporting this project, and (3) are being applied for (including advisor’s)
4. Letters of Recommendation
Two confidential evaluation letters from academic mentors must be received as part of the application; one must come from the student’s immediate research advisor who shall be a member in good standing of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Evaluation letters should address the student’s ability to complete the proposed research, provide an evaluation of the student’s academic ability and indicate the student’s present or pending candidacy status in the graduate program. Letters must be emailed with application directly to the SCAS committee chair () as an attached Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file.
5. Project Proposal (Limit 750 words)
Please use the following labeled sections in your proposal:
Introduction-citing relevant published literature that provides a foundation for the project and explains the significance of the project.
Hypothesis/Objective-(1) state the hypothesis (or objective) of the project, (2) describe the rationale for the research plan, (3) describe the proposed methodology, and (4) discuss how the goals of the study will be achieved.
Literature Cited (the list of citations is not included in the 750 word limit)
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