Rich Lab:Funding

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TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS @ OSU

• 20-25 TAs are needed each semester in the Department of Microbiology, with 4 being sent to the Department of Biology. Microbiology 4000, Basic Microbiology, is the largest course and is taught every semester, so quite a few TAs will be assigned to that class.
• The call for Spring 2017 TAs will begin early this Autumn Semester. Contact Program Coordinator Staci Schweinfurth (schweinfurth.22@osu.edu) for more information.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES DATABASE

• SPIN Research Funding Opportunities Database - Input your search parameters and let SPIN find research funding opportunities that match your needs

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT WORK IN OUR LAB

• First of all, here's a great summary by the UA Grad College of how to read an RFP document, which can be non-trivial your first (or nth) time around.

• See our collaborating lab TMPL's great list of funding opps here

Also:

• SRE 2017 Seed Grants (Letter of intent due Feb. 15, 2017. Full proposal due April 15, 2017)
• Collect and Collaborate Grants Program (Pre-proposal due Feb. 1, 2017) (Call for Pre-Proposals document)
• AAUW's Educational Funding and Awards
• NASA fellowships for graduate and undergraduate work
• The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) - support for American scientists working in Scandinavia
• University of Arizona Honors Undergraduate Research Grants and Scholarships
• The Ohio State Graduate School Fellowships
• Ohio State University College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Scholarships
• Ohio State University Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunities
• Ohio State University Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
• Ohio State University Office of Research Funding Opportunities
• University of Arizona Graduate Access Scholarship
• Udall Foundation Scholarship: "Scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment." Application deadline: March 15, 2017
• Carson Scholarship Feb 17 deadline for Carson Scholarship Applications
• SLOAN Indigenous Graduate Partnership (UA/SIGP): Support for Native American Students entering a STEM field graduate program at the University of Arizona
• NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL FOR FIELDWORK OR CONFERENCES

• AGU Fall Meeting General Student Travel Grant
• David S. Miller young Scientist Scholarship
• Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship
• Travel funding for those working at CZOs
• Lewis and Clark Field Sampling Fund
• University of Arizona GPSC Travel Grants
• University of Arizona H.E. Carter Travel Award
• University of Arizona Institute of the Environment Graduate Student Travel Awards
• Undergrad summer research opportunity in areas of ecology that takes place in Puerto Rico and is stipend
• University of Arizona Raphael and Jolene Gruener Research Travel Award

FUNDING/ TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE

• Hong Kong Fellowships to pursue graduate degrees at Hong Kong Institutions
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Summer Internship program (mainly for graduate students, occasionally open to undergrads and post-baccalaureates)
• Friday Harbor Labs (University of Washington) Research Apprenticeships

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UA (SOME INCLUDE ADDED FUNDING)

• Carson Scholarships supports improved science communication for graduate students. $5,000 Award for academic year. (2017 Carson Scholarship Application Deadline: Sept. 23, 2016). Students will:
  • Attend mandatory communication training programs (this may be held over a single weekend or as multiple shorter events throughout the year)
  • Attend at least two events involving interaction with donors and interested parties
  • Attend at least one professional development, outreach, or team-building event organized by mentors or others
  • Produce a science communication product such as an exhibit, blog, or video
  • Make a long-term commitment to participate in the Carson Scholars network by posting updates, communication products, accomplishments, or items of interest to other current or past scholars