Snyder Graduate Research Fellowship
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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Lee R.G. Snyder Memorial Fund
for
Graduate Student Financial Assistance
1. Background and purpose: the fund was established in memory of Dr. Lee R.G. Snyder, who died suddenly in January 1985. At the time of his death Lee was Associate Professor of Biology at the University of California , Riverside. He was a long-time member of the RMBL, and began his highly regarded research on biochemical adaptations of deer mouse hemoglobins as a graduate student at the Lab in the early 1970s. Lee was personally devoted both to the RMBL and to excellence in graduate training. With this in mind, a memorial fund was established in 1985 with the goal of supporting biological research by graduate students working at the RMBL.
2. Conditions: Grants are restricted to students enrolled in legitimate graduate programs in biology or related fields. Allowable expenses include supplies, field travel while at the RMBL (but not travel from the home institution to and from the RMBL), and RMBL fees (station fees, housing, meals, and lab rental). Salaries are not allowed.
3. Applications: Applications must be received by 15 Feb 2010 to be considered for funding for the subsequent 12-month period. Applicants must have either an approved research plan or a research plan under review. Materials should be submitted by email to the Executive Director. The application consists of the following materials:
* itemized budget of research expenses at the RMBL;
* two letters of recommendation, one of which is from the student's faculty advisor.
The Snyder Committee will be provided a copy of your most recent research application as well as your CV. If you wish to update that information, please contact the Science Director.
4. Screening of applications: Evaluation criteria are scientific soundness, feasibility, suitability of the RMBL as the study site, scientific promise of the applicant, and financial need.
5. Awarding of grants: Final delivery of an award requires that the proposal be approved according to the normal RMBL procedures for screening research applications. The student must work through the Lab and pay applicable RMBL fees. The awardee will provide a written report of progress made with the grant (maximum 4 pages) by December 31 of the year in which the funded season of research is concluded. This report becomes the property of the RMBL and may be used in any reasonable way (such as publication in the RMBL Newsletter). Acknowledgment of the Lee R.G. Snyder Memorial Fund is expected in any publication resulting from funded research. Failure to carry out the proposed research, to submit an adequate final report, or to acknowledge the fund in publications may disqualify a student from receiving further awards.
6. Eligibility for other graduate student financial assistance at the RMBL: The RMBL Director uses the Snyder application process to award additional fellowships to graduate students.
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Please provide the following information:
(The information provided on this form will be kept confidential.)
Snyder Budget
Applicant's name:
Date:
Budget: Please provide an itemized budget of research expenses at the RMBL. Applicants should include the expected/desired number of individuals on the research team, including the applicant, and the number of days they will be at the RMBL. RMBL rates can be found at:
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Budget justification: Please explain your projected expenses within the context of your research proposal.
Please provide information on other funding sources, noting whether the funding sources are confirmed or pending. Please note if you have previously received Snyder funds. Do not include information on personal finances: