Tips For Preparing A Successful Proposal

Tips for preparing a successful proposal.

1. Follow the instructions. 2. Submit on time and through required channels. 3. Make no mistakes, typos, or grammatical errors. 4. Be clear, concise, and coherent. 5. Tell a story: describe the background, list your questions, your plot to distinguish among alternative hypotheses, anticipated difficulties and conclusions, and time-line. 6. Highlight what gaps will be filled, why its novel or transformative, how it will open new areas of inquiry. 7. Include a perfect cv, 8. a detailed budget justification, resources and environment statement, letters of support, 9. and a punchy title. 10.Make sure all reports, protocol approvals, and training are complete. 11.Review and revise.

As a graduate student, no grant is too small. Ask to read successful proposals and applications; learn from their style.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NSF 09-603 – Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09603/nsf09603.htm Completed less than 12 months of graduate study, Awards are $40,500 per year. Due November 2009

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for US Graduate Students (EAPSI) $5K summer stipend, airfare, living expenses and introduction Due December 2009

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG) Program Solicitation NSF 08-564 November 21, 2008 and Third Friday in November, Annually Thereafter 1. In the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, only the Behavioral Systems Cluster participates in this competition.

2. The upper limit of the budget per award has been increased from $12,000 to $15,000

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research Program Solicitation NSF 09-612, http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09612/nsf09612.htm October 18, 2010 - Fellowship Proposal Deadline October 18, 2011 - Fellowship Proposal Deadline Travel Grant Proposals -- Submission at least 3 months before the Fellowship deadline is encouraged Fellowships will be awarded to individuals. Fellowship awards are limited to $75,000 annually for up to three years, except for proposals requiring fieldwork. Travel grants are limited to $3,000 per recipient. UA Foundation Angus Gavin Migratory Bird Research Grant The fund supports research on migratory bird species, their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Grants are used for the support of research on bird species found either permanently or seasonally in Alaska or its coastal waters, including their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Research specific to management of bird species is given preference. $15,000 stipend, last due date November 16, 2009

NPRB Graduate Student Research Awards $20,000 award, Masters or doctoral students Application deadline was February 12, 2010

Global Change Student Grant Competition http://www.cgc.uaf.edu/student_grant/Competition.html One of the Center's major activities is the annual Global Change Student Research Grant Competition, which has funded both graduate and undergraduate research projects since its inception in 1992. Maximum award amounts have increased significantly, and the competition is now open to students at both UAF and UAA. There is a renewed emphasis on undergraduate as well as graduate student. Maximum budget of up to $10,000, year 2 contingent on student submitting satisfactory progress report Undergrads are limited to 1 year, preliminary proposal due by February 15, 2010 Due March 5, 2010

NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP (NESSF) PROGRAM 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR $30,000 per year for individuals pursuing Masters or Ph.D. degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, at respective institutions. Due Feb 1, 2010

CHRISTINE MIRZAYAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM www.national-academies.org/policyfellows Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research in any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are eligible to apply. Session Dates Winter/Spring: February 3-April 28, 2010 Fall: August 30-November 19, 2010 A stipend grant award of $8,240 will be provided for the 12-week session to offset expenses.

Directly from the OSP website, http://www.uaf.edu/osp/funding/student.html

Graduate Students

 Alaska EPSCoR is a university-state partnership which builds Alaska-based research o Alaska EPSCoR Student Travel Awards o Alaska EPSCoR Research Fellowships

 Alaska INBRE (Alaska IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) is a statewide program to support new faculty, conduct research, provide new equipment, expand research infrastructure, and train Alaska students in biomedical research o Alaska INBRE Student Travel Awards o Alaska INBRE Research Fellowships

 Alaska Sea Grant

 Angus Gavin Migratory Bird Research

 Global Change Student Research Grant Competition This program, sponsored by the UAF Center for Global Change in partnership with the International Arctic Research Center, provides support to undergraduate or graduate students for research on global change presented in an interdisciplinary context, with an arctic or subarctic focus. Proposals may be submitted for one- or two-year awards, and research may involve the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Engineering. For more information, call 474-5818 or email [email protected].

 IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training) -- Regional Resilience and Adaptation (RAP)

 IAB Graduate Research Fellowships in Ecology and Wildlife Biology - amount: $10,000 - Deadline April 3, 2009

 IAB Graduate Research Fellowships in Human Health - amount: $14,500 - Deadline April 6, 2009

 National Science Foundation - Office of the Director National Institutes of Health - John E. Fogarty International Center East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)

 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Rasmuson Fisheries Research Center Fellowships

 The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program

 UAF Main o UAF Financial Aid o UAF Graduate Research Opportunities - List of All Internal Opportunities o UAF Graduate Research Opportunities - Outside UAF

Undergraduate Students

 Center for Research Services o Undergraduate Research Competition - amount: $2,500 - See website for dates and more information. o Alaska EPSCoR is a university-state partnership which builds Alaska-based research. o Alaska EPSCoR Student Travel Awards o Alaska EPSCoR Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE)