Grants and
Awards
Awards for Recognition of Significant Contributions
The Tom Cade Award is a non-monetary award that recognizes an
individual who has made significant advances in the area of captive
propagation and reintroduction of raptors.
The Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom Award is a non-monetary award
that recognizes an individual who has contributed significantly to the
understanding of raptor ecology and natural history. These awards have
no restrictions, but membership in the RRF is encouraged. Nominations
should include: (1) name, title, and address of the nominee, (2) name,
title, and address of the nominator, (3) names of three persons
qualified to evaluate the nominee's scientific contribution, (4) a brief
summary of the scientific contribution of the nominee, and (5) a
complete list of publications authored by the nominee. Nomination
packets can be submitted at any time. Recipients will be announced at
the annual meeting.
To submit a nomination or obtain more information contact: Dr. Clint
Boal (Chair, Selection Committee), Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, BRD/USGS, Texas Tech University, 15th Street & Boston, Ag
Science Bldg., Room 218, Lubbock TX 79409- 2120 USA; phone (806) 742-
2851; email:clint.boal@ttu.edu
or Dr. David E. Andersen (Chair, Nomination Committee), Minnesota
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,University of Minnesota, 200
Hodson Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 USA; phone 612-626-1222; email:
dea@umn.edu
Awards for Student Recognition and Travel Assistance
The James R. Koplin Travel Award is given to
a student who is the senior author and presenter of a paper or poster to
be presented at the RRF meeting for which travel funds are requested. Up
to $200 can be requested. The award will also include a banquet ticket.
A recipient from a previous year cannot apply in following years if
working on the same degree. Application materials include: (1) a project
description (not to exceed one page, single spaced); (2) an itemized
budget of costs associated with attending the meeting and an explanation
of how the expenses not covered by this award will be met; and (3) a
letter of recommendation from the student's major professor. The project
description should be as detailed as one page will permit, and must
include a brief introduction outlining the significance and importance
of the research, a description of methods, including the analytical
approach, and results. The itemized budget should include an explanation
of how the expenses not covered by the award will be met. The letter of
recommendation is extremely important, and should contain a thorough
evaluation of the applicant's academic abilities, the significance of
the research, the student's relative contribution to the research, and
his or her potential for future contributions to the field of raptor
biology. The professor's evaluation may be sent under separate cover,
but must arrive by the application deadline. Applicants with the
greatest financial need will receive the greatest consideration. The
selection committee must receive all application materials by the
deadline for regular abstracts. That date is included in the
announcement of RRF's annual meeting sent each year to the membership.
Materials can be submitted by regular mail or email.
Inquiries or application materials should be sent to: Jim Harper, PO Box
4187, Medford, OR 97501; tel. 541-779-2294; e-mail:
harptech@msn.com. Application Deadline: due date for meeting
abstract.
The William C. Anderson Memorial Award is given to both the best
student oral and poster presentation at the annual RRF meeting. To be
eligible, a student must be senior author and presenter of the paper or
poster. The recipient in each category will receive a $100 check, a
banquet ticket, and a 1-year free membership to RRF. If less than 5
posters are in contention, no separate poster award will be given.
Information on how to prepare and give a scientific presentation and
criteria used to judge the presentations are available from the
committee chair. Award recipients will be announced at the banquet. The
student must indicate on the meeting abstract form that they are
competing for the student paper award. The paper cannot be part of an
organized symposium to be considered. Student paper sessions will be
scheduled early in the meeting in most cases.
Contact: Rick Gerhardt, Sage Science, 319 SE Woodside Ct., Madras, OR
97741; phone: 541-475-4330; email:
rtramperorico@hotmail.com. Application Deadline: due date for
meeting abstract form, no special application is needed.
Grants
For each of the following grants, complete
applications must be submitted to the person indicated by 15 February.
Recipients will be notified by 15 April.
The Dean Amadon Grant for up to $1,000 is designed to assist
persons working in the area of distribution and systematics (taxonomy)
of raptors. Systematics covers a wide array of interests from molecular
work to differential migration of populations from various geographic
regions, for example. Distribution also covers a wide array of interests
but should have something to do with where raptors live or why they are
there. To apply, send a CV, a proposal (no more than four pages
including an abstract) outlining the objectives of your study, the
methods, your anticipated budget, a list of other funding sources, and a
letter indicating how your project fits into the area of raptor
distribution and/or systematics. Students involved in thesis work may
submit an outline of their thesis proposal.
The Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant for $500 is given to support
research, and conservation of raptors especially to students and
amateurs with limited access to alternative funding. Agency proposals
are not accepted. The award is given in memory of Steve Tully, a young
raptor biologist, who lost his life in an automobile accident in 1978.
To apply, send a proposal (no more than four pages) outlining
background, the study goals and methods, anticipated budget, and a list
of other funding sources, both requested and received.
To apply or to obtain more information for the Amadon or Tully grants,
contact: Dr. Carole Griffiths, 251 Martling Ave, Tarrytown, NY 10591;
tel. 914-631-2911; e-mail:
cgriff@liu.edu.
The Leslie Brown Memorial Grant In memory of one of the most
inspired and productive raptor conservation biologists of recent
decades, the Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. announces the availability
of this grant, for up to $1,400, to provide financial assistance to
promote the research and/or the dissemination of information on African
birds of prey. Applications that don’t focus on African raptors will be
considered non-responsive and will not be further reviewed for funding.
Applicants must send five copies of a resume, specific study objectives,
an account of how funds will be spent, and an indication of how the
proposed work would relate to other work by the applicant (if
applicable) and to other sources of funding.
A complete application (see above) must be received by February 15.
Proposals, donations, and inquiries about tax-exempt contributions to
the fund should be sent to: Dr. Jeffrey L. Lincer, 9251 Golondrina
Dr., La Mesa, CA 91941; e-mail:
jefflincer@tns.net
Other Awards
The Morley Nelson Fellowship, awarded by the Conservation Research
Foundation, is a stipend of up to $600 to support work reflecting the
multi-faceted career of Morley Nelson. Priority will be given to
applicants pursuing projects on raptors, especially involving
conservation, education, photography, cinematography, documentary, or
research. Active conservation efforts, innovative research on new
threats to sensitive raptor populations or raptor species of concern is
encouraged. The significance of the project will be considered, as well
as the extent to which knowledge gained will be shared with a wider
audience. Send 3 copies of a brief proposal ( less than 4 pages,
including a 1-page personal resume) outlining goals, objectives, and
expected results/products of the study or activity, names and addresses
of three references, total budget, and other sources of support. Send by
post, not e-mail.
Contact: William G. Mattox, Conservation Research Foundation, 8300 Gantz
Ave., Boise, ID 83709. For more information only, not applications,
e-mail:
wgmattox2@earthlink.net
Deadline: 1 October
