School of Biological Sciences Graduate Research Application

The School of Biological Sciences invites all Degree-seeking Graduate students in the School of Biological Sciences to complete the School of Biological Sciences Graduate Research Scholarship Application.

By completing this application, students will be considered for several scholarship opportunities in support of research efforts.

1. The Adams Summer Research Scholarship (Annual and Summer) pays a stipend that is intended as financial support during June and July to allow full-time devotion to thesis or dissertation research. A student cannot concurrently hold an Adams Summer Research Scholarship and a Summer Graduate Teaching or Research Assistantship funding by a grant or the department. The Adams Academic Year Scholarship is intended to help defray the costs of thesis or dissertation research and/or travel for professional purposes. The department expects that students will use any awarded funds accordingly. All graduate students in the department are eligible to apply for these academic year scholarships.

2. Graduate summer fellowships are available through the M. Blanche Adams and M. Frances Adams, Homer F. Timmons, and Chester L. Bynum endowments. These summer fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to support graduate students in the Department of Biology during the summer. Funds are disbursed to students’ bursar accounts and can be used to pay living expenses or support research activities. Proposals are judged on the basis of intellectual merit, scientific rigor, and results of previous support (if the student has had previous summer funding). Proposals are reviewed and ranked by the Biology Graduate Scholarship Committee, and funding recommendations are made to the Chair of Biology.

Summer course enrollment is not required.

3. The purpose of the Charles and Mary Carpenter Endowed Fund is to provide monetary support for graduate students in the School of Biological Sciences to conduct exciting research in the areas of natural history, ecology, animal behavior, and/or conservation.

Award
Varies
Deadline
02/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Working title of thesis or dissertation:
  2. What do you consider your principal accomplishments so far in pursuit of your graduate education goals?
    This can include progress in research, attendance or presentations at meetings, publications, special courses, and participation in other educational experiences.
  3. Please attach a research plan for the coming summer and academic year, regardless of the type of scholarship for which application is being made.

    The maximum length of your research plan should be three pages (12-point font, single-spaced, 1" margins), including any figures, tables, and literature citations. Longer proposals will be returned without consideration.
  4. If you have previously received an Adams Graduate Summer Research or Academic Year Scholarship, attach a one-page progress report for your most recent award (instructions below).

    Your report should be one-page, 12-point font, single-spaced, with 1" margins. It should include a description of that year’s research activity and how you used the funding. Be sure to include the date and type of the award (Summer or Academic Year).
  5. I certify that I have discussed this with my major advisor and he/she approves this application.
  6. If yes, please include the name of your major advisor here:
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