Funding Sources

This is a list of many possible funding sources for scholarly pursuits in the Janzen Lab.

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    OrganizationNational Science Foundation
    DescriptionTo ensure vitality of the human resource base of science
    Contacthttp://www.nsfgrfp.org/
    Deadline4 Nov
    AmountsStipend is $32,000 per year for up to 3 years
    NoteEach 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

    OrganizationNational Science Foundation
    DescriptionTo improve overall quality of research by providing greater opportunities
    Contacthttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5234
    Deadline9 Oct 2014 (i.e., 2nd Thursday in October each year)
    AmountsUp to $13,000 direct costs for up to a 2-year period
    NoteAll applicants must be students who have advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree
  • Iowa Science Foundation Grants Program

    OrganizationIowa Academy of Science
    DescriptionTo further science and science education in Iowa
    Contacthttp://http://www.iacad.org/research.html
    Deadline31 Jan
    AmountsUp to $5000
  • EPA STAR Fellowship for Graduate Environmental Study

    OrganizationEnvironmental Protection Agency
    DescriptionTo facilitate research in environmentally related fields of study
    Contact 
    DeadlineTypically mid to late Nov
    AmountsStipend is $25,000 per year of support for 2-3 years
    NoteAll applicants must be master's or doctoral level students
  • Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research

    OrganizationSigma Xi society
    DescriptionTo promote scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning
    Contacthttp://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
    Deadline15 Mar and 15 Oct
    Amounts$100 to $1000 (with an average award of $600)
    NoteApplicants must be undergraduate or graduate students
  • SICB Grant-in-Aid of Research

    OrganizationSociety for Integrative and Comparative Biology
    DescriptionTo support graduate student research in integrative and comparative biology
    Contact 
    DeadlineMid Oct
    AmountsUp to $1000
    NoteApplicants must be members of SICB
  • SICB Fellowship for Graduate Student Travel

    OrganizationSociety for Integrative and Comparative Biology
    DescriptionTo support graduate student travel to distant labs, museums, or field sites
    Contact 
    DeadlineMid Oct
    AmountsUp to $2000
    NoteApplicants must be members of SICB
  • CHS Herpetological Grant

    OrganizationChicago Herpetological Society
    DescriptionTo support herpetological research, education, and conservation
    Contacthttp://www.chicagoherp.org/index.php?link=grants
    Deadline31 Dec
    AmountsUp to $1000
    NoteApplicants must be members of the Chicago Herpetological Society
  • SSAR Roger Conant Grant-in-Herpetology

    OrganizationSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
    DescriptionTo support herpetological research, education, and conservation
    Contact 
    Deadline15 Dec
    Amount$500
    NoteAll applicants must be students AND members of SSAR unless applying for a herpetological education grant
  • Dean E. Metter Memorial Award

    OrganizationSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
    DescriptionTo facilitate field research in herpetology
    Contact 
    Deadline30 Mar
    Amounts$300 to $1000
    NoteAll applicants must be students AND members of SSAR
  • Gaige Fund Award

    OrganizationAmerican Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology
    DescriptionTo facilitate activities by young herpetologists that enhance their professional careers
    Contact 
    Deadline1 Mar
    Amounts$400 to $1000
    NoteAll applicants must be graduate students AND members of ASIH
  • Ernest E. Williams Research Grant

    OrganizationHerpetologists' League
    DescriptionTo support graduate student research in herpetology
    Contact 
    Deadline15 Dec
    Amount$1000
    NoteAll applicants must be graduate students AND members of HL
  • ABS Student Research Grant

    OrganizationAnimal Behavior Society
    DescriptionTo encourage excellence in graduate student research in animal behavior
    Contact 
    Deadline1 Aug in past years
    Amounts$500 to $2000
    NoteAll applicants must be students