Undergraduate Research

Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Research Grants Program

This grants program is intended to provide opportunities for senior researchers and graduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral students to utilize existing forest dynamics plots and to conduct research with scientists associated with the plots. Projects can be field-oriented, laboratory-based, or analytical. Research projects can be either basic or applied in nature. Projects can take place at one of the 16 Centers for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) Sites in the 13 countries listed in "Activity Location."
Deadline: February 27, 2005

Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)
Student Research Grant Program

The Society of Wetland Scientists was founded in 1980 to allow and promote the exchange of information related to wetlands. The objectives of the Society are to (1) operate solely and exclusively as a charitable and educational organization to foster conservation and understanding of wetlands; (2) advance public education and enlightenment concerning the world's wetland resources; (3) provide an independent forum for an interchange of ideas and data developed within wetland science; (4) develop and encourage wetland science as a distinct discipline by supporting student education, curriculum development, and research; (5) encourage and evaluate the educational, scientific, and technological development and advancement of all branches of wetland science and practice; and (6) encourage the knowledgeable management of wetland resources.
Deadline: February 28, 2005

Conchologists of America (COA)
Grants to Malacology

Deadline: February 28, 2005

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship, in memory of Libbie H. Hyman, one of America's foremost invertebrate zoologists, provides assistance for students to take courses or to pursue research on invertebrates at a marine, freshwater, or terrestrial field station. The Hyman Grant is intended to help support a first field-station experience.
Deadline: March 3, 2005

Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science
Leonard M. Rieser Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, and Global Security

The Leonard M. Rieser Research Fellowship will provide awards to undergraduate students seeking to explore issues at the intersection of science, public policy, and global security. It will be presented to students whose academic interests, extracurricular activities, and career aspirations demonstrate an interest in addressing global security policy challenges and the role of scientists in public policy.
Deadline: March 8, 2005

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Grants-in-Aid of Research

Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 as an honor society for science and engineering. Today, it is an international research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. In addition, Sigma Xi also endeavors to encourage support of original work in science and technology and promote an appreciation within society at large for the role research has played in human progress.  Research awards are made to support scientific investigation in any field.
Deadlinel: March 15, 2005, October 15, 2005

American Bar Foundation (ABF)
Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students

The American Bar Foundation (ABF) sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest minority undergraduate students in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. Each student will be assigned to an ABF research fellow who will involve the student in the design and conduct of the fellow's research project and who will act as mentor during the student's tenure. The students will also participate in a series of seminars and field visits to acquaint them with the many facets of sociolegal research. Students will work 35 hours per week for a period of 10 weeks at the ABF offices in Chicago, Illinois. Four summer research fellowships will be awarded each year.
Deadline: March 15, 2005

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (CCFA)
Students Research Fellowship Awards

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. was established to find the cause of and cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The guiding mission of the foundation is to stimulate and encourage innovative research in the basic biomedical and clinical sciences, which is likely to increase understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, therapy, and prevention of the inflammatory bowel diseases. Student Research Fellowship Awards are offered annually for full-time research with a mentor investigating a topic relevant to IBD. The aim of the program is to stimulate interest in research careers in IBD by providing support for research projects.
Deadline: March 15, 2005

Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
Seymour Melman Fellowship Program

The Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to sponsor the Seymour Melman Fellowship Program to underwrite research and writing in the fields of demilitarization and workplace democracy. As military budgets in the United States continue to climb, funding a limitless war on terror and a catastrophic war in Iraq, the need has never been clearer for a new generation of scholars examining the ways and means of militarism, and the alternatives to it. Likewise in a climate of concerted efforts to erode workers' rights, research and writing on workplace democracy is critically needed.
Deadline: March 15, 2005

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Research Travel Grants Program

The Gerald R. Ford Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation whose programs and exhibits are supported entirely by private contributions and bequests. In honoring President Ford's lifelong commitment to public service, the Foundation's focus is on exhibits, community affairs and educational programs, conferences, symposia, research grants and special projects that improve citizen interest and understanding of the challenges that confront government, particularly the presidency.
Deadline: January 25, 2005

Mycological Society of America (MSA)
Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award

The Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award will be given for ecological studies of fungal interactions in old growth forests or other unique or endangered ecosystems.  Proposals should address innovative approaches to examining fungal systems or interactions of individuals, or groups of fungi, with hosts or substrates in old growth forests or other sensitive ecosystems. Floristic and systematic studies will not be considered.
Deadline: March 25, 2005

Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF)
H. Roy Crabtree Internship

The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has a network of seven regional councils (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Maine, and New England) which have a membership of more than 150 river associations and 40,000 volunteers. The regional councils cover the freshwater range of the Atlantic salmon in Canada and the United States.  The H. Roy Crabtree Internship is awarded annually to an individual interested in obtaining experience in salmon conservation involving research and development, and usually requiring field work.
Deadline: March 15, 2005

Vermont Historical Society
Weston A. Cate, Jr. Research Fellowship

The Vermont Historical Society awards a fellowship each year to encourage research in Vermont history. The fellowship supports research in any aspect of Vermont history. The grantee is expect to complete research and writing on his or her topic within the period of the fellowship. A final product, normally an essay or research article, is expected at the conclusion of the fellowship period. A winning essay or article will be seriously considered for publication in <i>Vermont History</i>, although the fellowship does not guarantee publication.   The research project proposed by the applicant must be complete within itself. Because the society's purpose is to encourage worthwhile, original research in Vermont history that might not otherwise be undertaken, segments of a larger study already in progress - even if they can stand alone - may be at a competitive disadvantage. Insofar as possible, the project should involve the use of the collections of the Vermont Historical Society's library or museum. In making the fellowship award, the selection committee will favor applications that address topics designed to fill research gaps in the state's history.
Deadline: March 26, 2005

American Elasmobranch Society (AES)
Student Research Award

The American Elasmobranch Society (AES) offers a student research award for research on elasmobranchs. Selection of the recipient will be based on the merit of the proposed (or ongoing) research and involvement with AES. Emphasis is placed on how crucial the additional funding would be to the progress (or completion) of the research project.  The award will be presented at the 2004 meeting in Norman, Oklahoma. Award winners are expected to present the results of their research at an annual meeting of the AES.
Deadline: March 31, 2005

University of Winnipeg Chair in German-Canadian Studies
German-Canadian Studies Research Grants (Prairies Research Grant)

The Chair in German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg is offering research grants for research on German-speaking immigrants and their descendents on the Canadian prairies.   All successful applicants are required to present their research findings to the public, either as part of the chair's public lecture series or in another form.
Deadline: March 31, 2005, October 31, 2005

Hartford Seminary Center for Social and Religious Research
Constant H. Jacquet Research Awards

The Religious Research Association (RRA) gives awards for applied and basic research on religion each year on a competitive basis, with priority being given to applied projects. In this competition, applied research is that which has an identifiable organizational or institutional client who will use the research results for specific goal-centered activities.
Deadline: April 1, 2005

Religious Research Association (RRA)
Jacquet Research Awards

The Religious Research Association gives awards for applied and basic research on religion each year on a competitive basis with priority being given to applied projects. Applied client-centered projects are given priority, but basic research is also regularly funded.
Deadline: April 1, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Student Fellows Prize

Through its Student Fellows Prize, the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) seeks to identify creative and innovative students who possess an extraordinary potential for developing advanced concepts in the fields of aeronautics, space and the sciences. NIAC intends for these awards to benefit talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their academic pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. Students receiving these funds will be designated as a NIAC Student Fellows. The prizes are intended to augment the fellows' development through mentoring, networking, and creativity. Each prize provides an opportunity for fellows to exercise responsibility in project management. By allowing flexibility in how fellows may use the Prize funds, NIAC encourages its fellows to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations.
Deadline: April 15, 2005

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
Fellows Program

The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is a Denver-based, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the mission of helping individual Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their financial lives.   The NEFE Fellows Program recruits qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds who share a common interest in working on projects within NEFE's scope of activities and in gaining nonprofit operations and management experience.   Fellows are assigned to projects, and work with staff at NEFE headquarters in the Denver area, to gain both practical skills and meaningful professional experience through their tenure with the foundation.  Although recruitment will be targeted to students majoring in family and consumer economics, business or personal finance, applied economics, and related fields (e.g., computer information systems), no restrictions will be placed on the major field of study or degree earned.
Deadline: April 15, 2005

Hill Monastic Manuscript Library (HMML)
Heckman Stipends

The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library (HMML) invites applications for research stipends, made possible by the A.A. Heckman Fund. The stipends may be used to defray the cost of travel, room and board, microfilm reproduction, photo-duplication, and other expenses associated with research at the library.   The program is specifically intended to help scholars who have not yet established themselves professionally and whose research cannot progress satisfactorily without consulting materials to be found in the collections of the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library.   HMML represents one of the largest and most comprehensive archives of medieval and Renaissance sources in the world. The collection includes substantial holdings from Germany and Austria (including the National Library in Vienna), Spain, Portugal, England, Malta, Ethiopia, and smaller collections from other countries. Virtually every subject of knowledge - theology, philosophy, law (canon and civil), music, art, science and medicine, the mechanical arts, and the liberal arts - is reflected in this vast collection. More than a repository of manuscripts, HMML is one of the best research libraries in medieval studies in the country.
Deadline: April 15, 2005, October 15, 2005

Costume Society of America
Stella Blum Research Grant

The Stella Blum Research Grant was established to honor Stella Blum who was a curator, educator, writer, and scholar. The award is based on merit rather than need. Judging criteria will include  - creativity and innovation;  - awareness of and attention to costume matters;  - impact on the broad field of costume;  - awareness of interdisciplinarity of the field; - ability to successfully implement the proposed project in a timely manner; and  - faculty advisor recommendation.
Deadline: May 1, 2005

Western Society of Malacologists
Student Research Grants in Malacology

As part of their commitment to the continued study of mollusks, the Western Society of Malacologists, the Southwestern Malacological Society, the San Diego Shell Club, and the Northern California Malacozoological Club are again pleased to announce the availability of grants to support student research in malacology.   The thesis, dissertation, or research project must be focused primarily on the systematics, biology, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, or paleontology of marine, terrestrial, or freshwater mollusks. Research currently in progress or beginning in the 2003-2004 academic year will be considered.
Deadline: May 1, 2005

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
LUMCON Research Internships

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) research internship program affords students the opportunity to acquire research experience for university credit by working under the direction of a member of the Marine Center's research faculty.
Deadline: May 1, 2005

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
LUMCON Institutional Internships

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) institutional internship program affords students the opportunity to acquire experience in aspects of work at a marine research center and receive university credit by working under the direction ofa member of the Marine Center's faculty and staff.
Deadline: May 1, 2005

Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS)
Aquatic Plant Scholarship Grant

The South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Society (SCAPMS) is seeking applications for its annual scholarship grant. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of relevant test scores (ACT, SAT, GRE, etc.); high school and college grades; quality and relevance of coursework or research; a proposed budget; information obtained from references; and other related considerations. Other factors being equal, the society will give preference to applicants enrolled in Southeastern and South Carolina academic institutions.
Deadline: May1, 2005

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
German Studies Research Grant

This small grant program is designed to promote study of cultural, political, historical, economic, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective and offers department or program chairs the opportunity to nominate highly qualified candidates to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The grant is tenable for projects in either North America or Germany.
Deadline: November 1, 2004, May 1, 2005

University of Cambridge School of Biological Sciences
G.C. Grindley Fund

The managers of the G.C. Grindley Fund will consider applications for grants for research in the field of behaviour and its relation to mental processes and underlying physiological mechanisms.
Deadline: May 1, 2005, January 15, 2006

New Jersey Marine Science Consortium
New Jersey Sea Grant Senior Research Awards

The New Jersey Sea Grant College Program is pleased to announce the availability of Senior Research Awards. This program is designed to provide students with a stipend to conduct research on a marine-related topic during their senior year.   The research priorities of New Jersey Sea Grant are - ecosystem research; - environmental models; - coastal zone management; - marine technology, research, and development; - biotechnology; - fisheries and aquaculture; - socioeconomic and legal studies; and- education and outreach training.
Deadline: May 14, 2005

Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation
Research Grant Program

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation encourages research to expand the body of knowledge about equipment lease financing in the U.S. economy. In addition, the foundation seeks to broaden its constituency by establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with individuals in the academic community. Honorariums are available to encourage academics in all fields of scholarship to study topics of interest to the foundation and its constituency. Topics of interest to leasing professionals include, but are not limited to, the following issues: strategic management or planning; accounting; financial reporting; tax; legislative or regulatory developments; contracts and documentation; finance; sales and marketing; electronic commerce; credit and collections; software; economics; portfolio or risk management; operations; and benchmarking or best practices. The subject matter must have practical application to professionals in the leasing and finance business.
Deadline: January 15, 2005, May 15, 2005, September 1, 2005

Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Internships

The objective of this program is to enable selected interns to develop working skills that are pertinent to future careers in tropical biology. The program is aimed at undergraduate or early-stage graduate students who have demonstrated potential for careers in tropical biology.
Deadline: February 15, 2005, May 15, 2005, August 15, 2005, November 15, 2005

New Jersey Marine Science Consortium
New Jersey Sea Grant Student Internships

The New Jersey Sea Grant College Program is pleased to announce the availability of undergraduate internships. Successful candidates are expected to participate two full days per week (20 hours) in field or laboratory studies for the National Coastal Assessment, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection sponsored project to evaluate the health of New Jersey’s estuaries.   The National Coastal Assessment on the East Coast includes sampling populations between head of tide and articulation with the Atlantic Ocean. These waters include riverine subestuaries that connect to larger embayments or sounds. Thus, saline tidal waters of the Hudson River Estuary, Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays, Manasquan-Shrewsbury/Navesink-Shark Rivers, Barnegat Bay, Great Egg Harbor and other embayments to Cape May, and the Delaware River Estuary to Trenton are all part of the NJMSC grant award.   The National Coastal assessment provides students with an opportunity to participate first hand in water/sediment quality assessment, fish and benthos community analysis, laboratory and data analysis and interpretive report preparation using a wide variety of field gear, instrumentation and computer capabilities. Cruises will be conducted aboard NJMSC’s R/V Lionel A. Walford and smaller shallow draft vessels during the period June through November, and thereafter most effort would be expended in the laboratory and in data analysis.
Deadline: May 28, 2005, August 27, 2005

Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)
MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology

The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) awards grants for research in mineralogy and petrology from a fund created by contributions from MSA members. The award selection will be based on the qualifications of the applicant, the quality, innovativeness, and scientific significance of the research, and the likelihood of success of the project.
Deadline: June 1, 2005

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
Higher Education Research Experiences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Students

This program is for students studying chemistry, environmental sciences, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology; chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering; and computer sciences (technical database development). This program provides opportunities for students to participate in energy-related research.
Deadline: February 1, 2005, June 1, 2005, October 1, 2005

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Supplements and Sites - NSF 04-584

students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specially designed for the purpose. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: REU Supplements and REU Sites. REU Supplements may be included in proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or as supplements to ongoing NSF-funded projects. REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct undergraduate research participation projects for a number of students. REU Sites projects may be based in a single discipline or academic department or be based on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a strong intellectual focus. Proposals with an international dimension are welcomed. A partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas.
Deadline: June 1, 2005, August 17, 2005

American Physiological Society (APS)
Porter Physiology Fellowships for Minorities

The Porter Physiology Fellowships for Minorities is designed to support the training of talented students entering careers in physiology by providing predoctoral fellowships for underrepresented students.   Applicants for Porter Physiology Fellowships may choose institutions of higher education that offer advanced degrees in physiology, especially in North America, where memberships in the APS are most prevalent. A fellow may study or engage in research away from the fellowship institution during part of the tenure of the award, if the faculty judges such an opportunity to be advantageous for the fellow's training.
Deadline: January 15, 2005, June 15, 2005

Waterbird Society
Nisbet Research Grants

The Nisbet Research Grant is awarded to support research on waterbirds with preference given to research on gulls or terns. The Waterbird SocietyÆs Grant Committee makes awards to proposals that are most likely to provide significant advances in the biology, ecology, or conservation of waterbirds, particularly gulls or terns.
Deadline: August 15, 2005

Daesan Foundation
Grants for Korean Literature Studies Overseas

The Daesan Foundation strives to promote the growth of a wider understanding and interchange of Korean culture overseas by providing support to institutes and individuals who propose projects in the area of Korean studies. Those concerned with the area of Korean studies are encouraged to participate in the program.   The purpose of the program is to promote research in Korean studies and to support related activities, with a view to increasing the knowledge of Korean culture overseas.   Project categories include  - research in Korean studies;  - translation and publication related to Korean studies;  - Korean studies scholarships at graduate level;  - academic seminars related to Korean studies;  - purchase books related to Korean studies; and  - various other projects for promoting Korean studies.
Deadline: August 31, 2005

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
Student Research Grants

Each year the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) awards three grants to students who are doing sexuality research. The purpose of the research can be a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, but this is not a requirement.
Deadline: February 1, 2005, September 1, 2005

Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI)
General Research Grants

The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI) was created in 1993 to foster increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The foundation aims to assist and promote qualified scholars who might otherwise be unable to undertake or complete their programs of research and synthesis. Projects in the following disciplines are eligible for support:  1. Anthropology  2. Archaeology  3. Art history  4. Epigraphy  5. Ethnography  6. Ethnohistory  7. Linguistics  8. Related fields   General Research Grants support a wide variety of projects. Grants are intended to provide assistance for scholarly investigations of Pre-Colombian cultures of Mesoamerica, limited to present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Deadline: September 15, 2005