Webster Groves Nature Study Society
Scholarships
The Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology
The Webster Groves Nature Study Society is pleased to announce that
applications are being accepted for the Mickey Scudder Scholarship in
Field Biology, an annual award to support the field work of a graduate
student in natural history. Eligible graduate students are those registered
for advanced degrees in universities of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan
area. These institutions include: St. Louis University, The University
of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, The University of Missouri at St.
Louis and Washington University.
Mickey Scudder is well remembered for her infectious enthusiasm towards
field work, particularly with wild birds. Consequently, graduate students
planning field work in such areas as ornithology, systematics of plants
or animals, entomology, forestry, ecology, behavior, population genetics,
etc. or those desiring to attend a field station to take formal course
work in such areas are invited to apply for the competitive scholarship.
The amount to be awarded will be up to $1,000 to a single student. The
award period will be l June to 31 May of the following year. The award
will be made to the applicant’s institution which is expected to establish
and monitor a fund as appropriate to curate the stipend. The funds may
carry over beyond the year of award if such is to the benefit of the
awardee’s research. The Scudder Scholarship will not pay overhead to
any institution. `
Proposals for support of field research should include:
- A statement describing the nature of the proposed field
work. This statement should include a succinct review of the goals
and, where relevant, a clear indication of hypothesis to be tested.
A brief description of the field techniques to be employed should
be couched in general terms understandable to non-technical reviewers.
It is understood that some of the field data will be further analyzed
in the laboratory, and applicants should indicate the extent to which
this will occur.
- A budget covering the expected costs. Travel
for automobiles will be reimbursed on a mileage basis at the official
rate of the applicant’s institution. Estimated expenses for air travel
for longer trips must be on the basis of tourist class. It is preferred
that living expenses in the field be treated as itemized costs (food,
room, etc.) rather than as per diem items. Personal expenses are
not to be included. Scientific supplies may be itemized in general
categories. It is not visualized that equipment costs can realistically
be met by this award.
- Three letters of recommendation from current
and former faculty should be submitted independently. One such letter
must be from the applicant’s advisor who must specify that the applicant
is a bona fide student currently registered for a post B.A. or B.S.
degree. The advisor should also stipulate that the applicant’s field
expenses are not already covered by existing funds and that the award
would truly enhance his/her field work.
- Each applicant should submit a brief statement
of his/her academic career, Curriculum Vitae. Information desired
includes: past degrees, the awarding institution and date; a summary
of formal courses in the sciences plus grades (formal transcripts
need not be submitted); participation in conservation activities;
other information as desired by the applicant.
Proposals for attending formal courses at a terrestrial, fresh
water, or marine station should include:
- Identification of the station and the courses
desired. The applicant should indicate how such courses will supplement
those taken on the home campus.
- The applicant will submit a budget describing
the cost of tuition, room and board, and travel up to the limit of
the award. Expenses above this limit are the responsibility of the
awardee.
- Three letters of recommendation from former or current
faculty. One must be from the applicant’s major advisor who should
state that applicant is a graduate student registered for a post
B.A. or B.S. degree.
- Each applicant should submit a brief statement of his/her
academic career, Curriculum Vitae. Information desired includes: past
degrees, the awarding institution and date; a summary of formal courses
in the sciences plus grades (formal transcripts need not be submitted);
participation in conservation activities, other information as desired
by the applicant.
Submit your application by February 16, 2007 to:
The Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
A. Electronic Submission to thomarkas4@sbcglobal.net, to the attention
of Richard S. Thoma. Electronic files should not exceed 2 MB to facilitate
transmission of the application over the internet. It is permissible
to send multiple e-mails as long as they are clearly linked in the documentation.
All files must be Microsoft Office XP compatible.
B. Or Paper Submission (7 copies are required)
C/O Richard S. Thoma
320 Frieda Ave.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Recipients will be notified on or before April 1 (the funds will be
available June 1); you should submit a brief written report within a
year of receiving the funds; and you shall acknowledge the scholarship
in any resulting published material. You will also be invited to the
annual dinner meeting of the Webster Groves Nature Study Society, May
2007.
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last updated: 11-Jan-2007
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