Applications for the Faber Research Grant
The Recognition and Grants Committee is requesting proposals for the Faber Research Grant, a cash grant of up to $1000, to support a project addressing issues on the management, care, conservation, or use of natural history collections. Applicants for the Faber Research Grant must be SPNHC members in good standing for at least one year prior to the award date. The successful applicant will be expected to 1) present a final or interim report at the Annual Meeting of the Society and 2) publish the results, with the understanding that the manuscript will be sent first to the SPNHC Publications Committee for first right of refusal. Each applicant may submit only one proposal per funding period. The cover sheet should include a project title, name(s) of project personnel (including title, address, phone/fax numbers and email), and a single line spaced 100 word abstract describing the proposed project. The proposal text should include a statement of purpose, project plan (e.g., participants, methods, materials, schedule of completion, etc.), and proposed use of funds. The text should have one inch margins, 10-12 characters per inch, and double line spacing. The application, including cover page, should not exceed 10 pages. Curriculum vitae of the principal investigator and letters of commitment may be single line spaced and attached as an appendix.
Questions and proposals should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition and Grants Committee. Nominations and must be submitted by March 1, 2011.
Applications for the Fitzgerald Travel Grant
The Fitzgerald Travel Grant program is designed to assist members with the costs of attending the Society's annual meeting. The first grants were available for attendance at the 2010 meeting of the Society in Ottawa. A total of $3,000 has been allocated to the program and grants will be for a minimum of $750 each. Applicants should be members of the Society. Preference will be given to graduate students or emerging professionals in fields related to the management and conservation of natural history collections. Applicants from the institution(s) hosting the meeting will not be eligible. Some conditions apply.
Fitzgerald Travel Grants are administered by the local organizing committee for the meeting in question. Contact details for local organizing committees can be found on the Annual Meeting page.