Research Scholarships

Purpose: * To support remote sensing education and stimulate the development of applications of high-resolution digital satellite imagery for applied research by undergraduate or graduate students.Eligibility: * Full time undergraduate or graduate students at an accredited college or university in the USA or Canada with image processing facilities appropriate for conducting the proposed work. * Student member of ASPRSAward: * A grant of data valued at up to $2,000, and a certificate inscribed with the recipient’s name and his/her institution. * This award is presented by the ASPRS Foundation, with funding provided by The GeoEye Foundation.ApplicationIn addition to the application form, two letters of recommendation, and official transcripts, applicants must submit a brief proposal (two pages or less) with the following information: * Title: The title must describe the proposed research. * Objective: Clearly state the purpose(s) of the research and the applications that it might address. * Description of research study area and data needs: Provide a brief description of physical features of the study area. Consider the area to be covered and the amount of digital satellite imagery needed for the study. Include information on the scene identification, coverage date (s), and quality rating. Note: Only GeoEye data from the archive can be acquired under this award. * Applications: Description of the possible applications that might result from this research and indicate possible users. * Analysis procedure(s): Provide a brief description of the analysis approach, indicating why digital satellite imagery is appropriate. * Anticipated results: State the specific results desired in performing this research with the use of the digital satellite imagery. * Budget: Itemize the budget for the grant, specifying GeoEye products (up to $2,000) needed for the research. Note: Only GeoEye products can be requested on your budget. Also identify other support for the research, e.g., computer facilities (provided by the college/university); fieldwork (grant no. “yy” from the ABC Foundation”); manuscript preparation (personal funds); etc. * List all courses, workshops, and other training/experience that demonstrate your capability to conduct proposed research. Obtain approval signature of student faculty adviser.Award Selection * The selection committee from the ASPRS GIS Division and GeoEye will evaluate each application and will apply equal weight to each element outlined above. * The applicant who, in the opinion of the majority of the committee, has the highest overall ranking will be designated the recipient.

Each year The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) awards two grants of $1,000 each to student members who are doing human sexuality research. The purpose of the research can be a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, but this is not a requirement. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting program and a member (student) of SSSS. Student research grant awards are funded by the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

The Lindberg Research Fellowship Endowment, established in 2003, will provide a $10,000 grant, awarded annually by MLA through a competitive grant process. The purpose of this fellowship is to fund research aimed at expanding the research knowledgebase, linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research.

Thomson Reuters sponsors a fellowship in the amount of $2,000 to foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral work in an area of health sciences librarianship or information sciences and to provide support to individuals who have been admitted to candidacy.The award supports research or travel applicable to the candidate's study within a twelve-month period. The award is given every other year and may not be used for tuition.

Description:Established to recognize and reward outstanding college student papers on communication technology and policy. Eligibility:Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit research papers or articles intended for professional publication that focus on communication technology and policy. Papers or articles are to be no more than 25 pages in length and written during the past year.

Description:The Americans for Medical Progress/Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, established in 2008, promotes peer education about animal research among students and young adults aged 18-30. Named in memory of Michael D. Hayre, DVM, ACLAM, the Fellowship provides support for peer outreach and education projects in the United States. The AMP/Hayre Fellowship program seeks to find and support college students and young adults here in the United States who are just as frustrated by the domination of animal rights rhetoric against biomedical research and who are committed to making a case for the necessary and humane use of laboratory animals in the pursuit of treatments and cures. As an AMP Hayre Fellow, by developing innovative outreach programs for your peers to lead them in making an informed decision about this issue, you will be helping to secure the future of medicine. Americans for Medical Progress is currently accepting applications for the next class of AMP/Hayre Fellows. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend and support for peer education projects. The deadline for applications is April 30. Eligibility:Fellowships are open to college students aged 18 or older, or to any young adult aged 18-30 who supports the humane use of animals in biomedical research and education and who offers an innovative proposal for peer education on research issues. Fellows must be legal residents of the US. Visit the website for more information.

Description:The Campaign for Youth Justice will award one prize of $250 to one undergraduate student and a prize of $500 to one graduate student for an original research paper written on a topic pertaining to youth in the adult criminal system. If there are multiple authors, the award will be divided among the recipients. Papers should uncover new information about the issue of youth tried as adults by predominantly citing primary sources. Papers centered on the following topics are encouraged: Historical or political analyses of changes in transfer policies in a particular state (not national trends); Conditions of confinement for youth held in adult jails or prisons; The impact of transfer policies on youth of color; Collateral consequences (e.g. effect of criminal conviction post-incarceration); Girls in the adult system; Reviews of existing literature are discouraged unless no other review has been conducted on the topic in the previous ten years. In addition to the monetary award, winning papers may be published as a policy brief, posted on our website (www.campaignforyouthjustice.org) or circulated in our monthly newsletter. Eligibility:This competition is available to undergraduate students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a university, graduate students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a university, or recent graduates (within one year of graduation from either an undergraduate or graduate program). Any co-authors must also be students; faculty co-authors are not permitted. To ensure eligibility, every author and co-author must submit proof of student or recent student status. Letters from department chairs or an unofficial transcript would suffice. Papers submitted as part of a dissertation are encouraged and may result in additional financial support toward completion of the dissertation. The paper should be an original research paper using primary sources, between 15 and 25 pages double-spaced, with all references, notes and tables. It should be properly footnoted with an acceptable referencing format such as APA. An abstract of 100 words should be included. Papers will be judged on their thoroughness, organization, quality of research as well as inclusion of new data. Submission Please submit an electronic copy to Bieta Andemariam (bandemariam@cfyj.org) no later than April 1. In the reference line, please identify whether this is to be considered for the graduate or undergraduate competition. Applicants will be notified by May 1. For any correspondence or questions please email, or call (202) 558-3580 ext. 17.

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support new investigator initiated research projects in the area of thyroid function and disease. Topics may include, but are not limited to, clinical thyroidology, thyroid autoimmunity, thyroid and the brain, thyroid hormone action and metabolism, and thyroid cell biology. Research awards are intended to assist new investigators in obtaining preliminary data for submission of a more substantial application (i.e., to the NIH). Research grants, up to $25,000 annually, will be awarded for two year terms based on receipt and review of a satisfactory progress report from funded investigators in the fourth quarter of the first year of funding.Guidelines for All Research Grant Proposals: As mentioned above, research awards are targeted for funding of new investigators to obtain preliminary data for submission of a more substantial application (i.e., to the NIH).Eligibility of Applicant and Use of Funds Guidelines:1. New investigators are individuals who are less than 6 years from completion of their post-doctoral fellowship and have never been a PI on an NIH RO1 or equivalent grant (recipients of NIH R29, R21 and KO8 awards are eligible).2. Faculty members (MD and PhD) are eligible.3. Postdoctoral fellows are eligible if their department provides written confirmation that at the time of the award the applicant will have a junior faculty position. Students working towards a PhD are not eligible.4. Investigators and individuals who have previously received ATA, ThyCa or THANC awards are not eligible. In general, investigators who have achieved the rank of associate professor or higher are not eligible.5. Applications are limited to one per individual researcher.6. The funds can be used for direct costs associated with the proposal, including technician’s salary, supplies or equipment but not for PI’s salary.7. Recipients of ATA grants should be ATA members or must apply to become ATA members. For new members, membership dues for the first year will be waived.

Early Netherlandish and German Painting, Department of European Paintings: Awarded to a completed M.A. or a Ph.D.-level candidate for training in an interdisciplinary approach, joining art historical research with technical investigation of the Museum's Northern Renaissance paintings. Please note: The recipient of the fellowship will conduct research with the curator on the collection catalogues of early German and Netherlandish paintings. Applicants applying for this fellowship only must contact the Grants Office prior to submitting an application at education.grants@metmuseum.org.

Awarded to a promising young scholar for study and research at the Museum. Preference will be given to applicants with a proven interest in museum work or those planning to pursue a museum career in the field of Medieval Art. Should in any given year the Grants Committee find no suitable candidate for a fellowship in Medieval Art, the Museum may instead select a suitable candidate in the field of European Decorative Arts.

Awarded to a promising young scholar for one year's study or research in the field of Medieval Art. This fellowship is reserved for talented individuals with promising art historical projects that will contribute to the field at large and who will benefit most from using the resources of the Department of Medieval Art, its collections, and the guidance of its curatorial staff.

Award: The one-year award is for $20,000. The fellow receives up to $18,000 to cover research-related expenses. The mentor or the mentor's institution will receive a $2,000 award in the form of an unrestricted honorarium to cover the mentor's consultative or research-related expenses and/or other institutional costs.Purpose: To support short-term oncology research training and mentorship. Specific activities that are supported by this funding are listed in the application.Eligibility: Fellowships are available for both beginning and established researchers. A beginning researcher is within eight years of completing a terminal degree, or within five years of initiating independent research within a field of inquiry and has not received independent extramural funding in the area of interest. An established researcher has an established track record of independent (extramural) research funding and publications.Registered nurses with a doctoral degree and an interest in oncology are eligible to be funded to work with a senior investigator who has an existing research program relevant to oncology nursing.