Center for Population Biology Graduate Student Funding Awards
CPB prides itself on promoting student initiative and independence and maintaining a training environment where graduate students perceive themselves as equal collaborators. CPB student research and travel grants, awarded on a competitive basis, allow students to conduct research that is independent of, and often considerably different from, any of the extramurally funded projects in their host labs. All award amounts range. The annual call for CPB graduate student affiliates to apply for CPB funding is generally sent to current CPB affiliates late Spring Quarter.
CPB Research Awards:
These awards will be based on your research proposal and budget. In the proposal, affiliates will describe their goals, research methodology, proposed timetable, and the process by which interpretation of the data will be made.
CPB Travel Awards:
These award will typically be used to support travel to workshops, meetings and other collaborations. An abstract is required in addition to the conference announcement. You must also include a paragraph explaining how attending the workshop will enhance your career. Priority for travel to meetings will be given for presentation of research that could not be funded directly by your major professor/research programs.
Collaborative Seed Grants:
This program promotes student independence by facilitating new collaborations among students with different areas of expertise. CSG projects must be developed by CPB-affiliated graduate students from different labs, represent new research directions, and be substantially distinct from extramurally funded research projects in their home labs.
Daphne and Ted Pengelley Award:
In support of graduate student research and training activities in evolutionary biology.
Hardman Foundation Award:
In support of graduate student research on California native plants or on invasive plant species that threaten native plants in California habitats.