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PAS Funding

COLLEGE STUDENT RESEARCH FUNDS AVAILABLE
The Pennsylvania Academy of Science has funds available to support UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
COLLEGE STUDENT research in the natural, physical, or social sciences. Proposals should be written and submitted by
the student under faculty guidance. Proposals will be accepted until May 1 at which time they will undergo review by
professional referees, and evaluation by the PAS Research Grant Committee. Authors of proposals selected for funding
will be notified by October 15. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by November 15. Grants are normally made in
the amount of $500 or less, as requested in the proposal and, therefore, proposal budgets should take this limit to
consideration.
General Guidelines for proposal:
(1) Projects should be of such nature that they could be initiated and completed within one year.
(2) The PAS funds are to be used primarily for expendable supplies, small pieces of equipment, and travel, living
and/or housing expenses, if essential for the project.
(3) Funds are not to be used for major pieces of equipment.
(4) Results of the project are normally communicated at the next meeting of the PAS following completion of the
research. The student is encouraged to submit a manuscript for consideration of publication in the Journal of
the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Proposal Format should include the following Sections:
(1) A titled INTRODUCTION describing the nature of the project and discussing the novelty or significance of
the research. A general summary of the pertinent literature must be provided to demonstrate to the reviewers
that the author has adequate knowledge of the research area.
(2) A titled METHODS & MATERIALS describing how the research will be carried out; the kinds of materials
and equipment used; the procedures to be employed regarding the care, use and disposition of research
animals; the approximate starting and finishing dates of the research for which PAS funding is requested.
(3) A titled STUDY PARTICIPANTS identifying the student(s) and supervising PAS member, their affiliation
(e.g., academic institution or employer), and position or section status. The role of the student(s) must be
CLEARLY identified. The previous relevant experience of the PAS member in supervising research must be
discussed. A statement is required that the research supervisor is a current PAS member. A statement should
be made regarding primary responsibility for writing the proposal, if not the author(s) given.
(4) A titled BUDGET will include an ITEMIZED budget showing how PAS funds are to be used, and identifying
the piece of equipment and facilities currently available to do the research. If funding is to be supplied by
other sources, this should be identified. Additional guidance regarding format can be found in the
“Guidelines for Authors” in Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Submission by email is strongly encouraged. You may also submit an original and FIVE (5) copies of the
proposal and clearly list on the cover page, the area to which the grant most closely applies: Biochemistry, Chemistry,
Cell Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Genetics, Geology, Microbiology or other. The PAS Research Grant
Committee will evaluate all proposal reviews, and the proposals will be ranked for preference for funding. Only those
proposal judged worthy of funding will receive funding to the extent funding is available. Unsuccessful proposals may be
reconsidered after revision in accordance with suggestions by the PAS Research Grant Committee and proposal referees.
Send emails or materials to:
Dr. Jane Cavender,
Chairman PAS Research Grant Committee
Department of Biology
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA 17022, e-mail: cavender@etown.edu

Award Opportunities

Spencer Foundation Major Research Grants Program
The grants program is intended for research projects requiring more than $35,000 in grant support. Awards of up to $35,000 are made. Inquiries and preliminary proposals are accepted at any time. The principal investigator must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or a professional field and must be affiliated with a college, university, research facility, or cultural institution. The foundation supports research that promises to contribute new knowledge to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, in the U.S. and abroad. A variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are favored, though emphasis is given by charter to the behavioral sciences. The foundation is interested as well in the related research areas of cultural knowledge, socialization, and the production and distribution of knowledge. Research may range from medium-sized studies that can be completed in a year by an individual researcher to more extensive collaborative studies that last several years. Grants ar e not made to maintain organizations or infrastructures of educational research. Additional information can be found on the Web at http://www.spencer.org/proginfo.htm For further information, contact: John B. Williams, Vice-President, Spencer Foundation, 900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60611-1542.

Our Academy recognizes and awards you for excellence in scientific research with the following prizes each year:

• Darbaker Prize of $1,000
• Darbaker Grant of $1,000
• Undergraduate & Graduate Student Research Grants
• PAS High School Student Research Grants

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