This is a list of many possible funding sources for scholarly pursuits in the Janzen Lab.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Organization National Science Foundation Description To ensure vitality of the human resource base of science Contact http://www.nsfgrfp.org/ Deadline 4 Nov Amounts Stipend is $32,000 per year for up to 3 years Note Each applicant must be either a senior undergraduate or in the first two years of graduate school AND a U.S. citizen NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
Organization National Science Foundation Description To improve overall quality of research by providing greater opportunities Contact http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5234 Deadline 9 Oct 2014 (i.e., 2nd Thursday in October each year) Amounts Up to $13,000 direct costs for up to a 2-year period Note All applicants must be students who have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree Iowa Science Foundation Grants Program
Organization Iowa Academy of Science Description To further science and science education in Iowa Contact http://http://www.iacad.org/research.html Deadline 31 Jan Amounts Up to $5000 EPA STAR Fellowship for Graduate Environmental Study
Organization Environmental Protection Agency Description To facilitate research in environmentally related fields of study Contact Deadline Typically mid to late Nov Amounts Stipend is $25,000 per year of support for 2-3 years Note All applicants must be master's or doctoral level students Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research
Organization Sigma Xi society Description To promote scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning Contact http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml Deadline 15 Mar and 15 Oct Amounts $100 to $1000 (with an average award of $600) Note Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students SICB Grant-in-Aid of Research
Organization Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Description To support graduate student research in integrative and comparative biology Contact Deadline Mid Oct Amounts Up to $1000 Note Applicants must be members of SICB SICB Fellowship for Graduate Student Travel
Organization Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Description To support graduate student travel to distant labs, museums, or field sites Contact Deadline Mid Oct Amounts Up to $2000 Note Applicants must be members of SICB CHS Herpetological Grant
Organization Chicago Herpetological Society Description To support herpetological research, education, and conservation Contact http://www.chicagoherp.org/index.php?link=grants Deadline 31 Dec Amounts Up to $1000 Note Applicants must be members of the Chicago Herpetological Society SSAR Roger Conant Grant-in-Herpetology
Organization Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Description To support herpetological research, education, and conservation Contact Deadline 15 Dec Amount $500 Note All applicants must be students AND members of SSAR unless applying for a herpetological education grant Dean E. Metter Memorial Award
Organization Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Description To facilitate field research in herpetology Contact Deadline 30 Mar Amounts $300 to $1000 Note All applicants must be students AND members of SSAR Gaige Fund Award
Organization American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology Description To facilitate activities by young herpetologists that enhance their professional careers Contact Deadline 1 Mar Amounts $400 to $1000 Note All applicants must be graduate students AND members of ASIH Ernest E. Williams Research Grant
Organization Herpetologists' League Description To support graduate student research in herpetology Contact Deadline 15 Dec Amount $1000 Note All applicants must be graduate students AND members of HL ABS Student Research Grant
Organization Animal Behavior Society Description To encourage excellence in graduate student research in animal behavior Contact Deadline 1 Aug in past years Amounts $500 to $2000 Note All applicants must be students