Application for the 2012 SFS Endowment Awards for Students
The SFS Endowment Awards for Students application consists of two parts.
Part 1 consists of basic applicant information.
Part 2 requires a one-page description of your research or proposed research uploaded as a PDF. Please see the instructions below for the one-page description and follow the formatting guidelines.
Completed applications are due February 3rd, 2012 and must be submitted through this page on the SFS website, or submitted following the directions in the Fall 2011, SFS Bulletin.
If you have any questions regarding the Endownment Award application, please contact Jay Jones, the committee chair via email: Jay.Jones@alaska.edu.
Application Part 1
Please fill out your information for Part 1 of the application.
*Students applying for various named funds (Simpson, Boesel/Sanderson, Systematics and travel awards) will also be considered for the General Endowment awards.
Application Part 2
In a PDF, include the information below (in the order listed) using a maximum of 1 page (excluding references) and minimum of 11 point font (Times New Roman preferred) and 1" margins.
Name of Award:
Name of Applicant:
Title of Research:
Background/Rationale:
Objective/Hypotheses:
Research Methods:
Research Results (preliminary or expected):
Broader Significance (to contemporary issues in benthic science):
References (maximum 3, use JNABS/Freshwater Science format):
Please name your file as follows: AwardName_StudentName.pdf. The form will not submit if you do not use the .pdf (lowercase) file extension.
Application Submission
Click the submission link below to submit your application. The completed application is due on or before the 3rd of February 2012.
Please note: You should receive a confirmation email upon successful submission of your application. If you do not receive an email, check all of your answers and try and resubmit.
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding your Endownment Award application, please contact Jay Jones, the committee chair (Jay.Jones@alaska.edu).
If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the web editor (webeditor@freshwater-science.org).