FOR
BOTANICAL
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH
LINKS
TO SECTIONS IN THESE GUIDELINES
II.Eligibility
VI.Application
Deadline and Contact Information
VII.Forms
·Winona
Welch Award Application Information Form (Downloadable
Word .doc format)
·Winona
Welch Award Final Report Form (Downloadable
Word .doc format)
Established
by funds donated to the Academy by Winona Welch, Ph.D., this award is intended
to support biodiversity research (e.g., surveys and systematics) of plants
and their allies (e.g., algae and fungi). One award of $400.00 will
be made each year for worthy proposals. Proposals are due January
22; announcement of the award will be made about March 1. Recipients
must submit a final written report and make a presentation at the annual
fall meeting of the Academy. All recipients are encouraged
to submit a manuscript for publication to the Proceedings of the Indiana
Academy of Science. For more details on this program, see below.
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Any
Academy member in good standing during the preceding year and at the time
of the application who is either employed at a not-for-profit organization
or enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate or graduate program may apply
for this research grant. Awards will be made to the organization,
not to an individual. Therefore, each application must have affixed
the signature of the official within the applicant organization who has
the authority to approve the request (e.g., College or University Research
Officer, Academic Officer of Treasurer; School Superintendent). [top]
Submit
six copies of a machine produced (10-12 point font, single space, 1” margins)
application to the Chair of the Biodiversity and Natural Areas
Committee, Indiana Academy of Science (see http://www.indianaacademyofscience.org).
Each research proposal should be brief but complete and must include the
following information arranged in the order given below:
·A
completed WINONA
WELCH AWARDAPPLICATION
INFORMATION FORM. This page may be accessed here
and the resulting copy may be used as a template and filled in with a word
processor or printed and completed by hand in black ink and neat script.
At least one copy of the grant application must have original signatures
on this form while the others may be photocopies.
·A
COVER PAGE giving the name, mailing and e-mail addresses, and affiliation
of the investigator and of the faculty sponsor where appropriate, together
with a descriptive title for the proposed project. The cover page
should also include the date of submission, the level of funding requested,
and the name and the signature of the person authorized to make grant-related
commitments on behalf of the applicant organization. Finally, also
list the name and address of the institutional official to whom the check
should be sent.
·An
ABSTRACT of approximately 300 words.
·A
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION (limited to five pages) of the problem to be investigated,
including a justification for the proposed study. Included in this
section should be a statement of the research objectives, the scope of
the problem, a subject review citing any published relevant literature,
the approach to be used, the investigator's qualifications, and an estimate
of when the results will be submitted for publication. This is a
very important component of the proposal and will be carefully scrutinized
by the reviewers.
·The
PROJECT BUDGET may include supplies and expenses such as travel, expendable
items, plus wages and salaries for students or technicians. Only
in justified cases will grants be made for the purchase of equipment.
Applicants should note any efforts made to obtain research support from
other sources.
·If
a request for renewal (new/expanded work on a project previously funded
with a Welch Award), a PROGRESS REPORT that includes justification for
the request as well as evidence of efforts to find other sources of support.
Note that the present grant application may by abbreviated by reference
to the original application, though please understand that the committee
has a revolving membership and some of the members may not be familiar
with the original project.
Awards
are issued as checks payable to the applicant institution and/or school
and not to individual investigators.
Grants
will not be approved that request or require support for attending meetings,
publication costs, institutional administrative or indirect/overhead costs,
stipends for salaried investigators, or computer time.
Grants
will normally be made for investigative periods of one year beginning on
the date of the award letter. A final report covering the scientific accomplishments
is due within six months after the project closing date; the report should
be sent to the Chair of the Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee.
A required form needed to guide this report is available here.A
final budgetary accounting of grant funds by the applicant organization
should be attached to this form and unexpended funds are to be returned
to the Academy Treasurer.
Requests
for extension, without additional funds, of the period of investigation
for active projects supported by current grants may be considered by the
Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee. Any such request should
have the signature of the applicant organization's authorized approved
official. Requests for extension of time should be limited to six
months or less, although requests for longer extensions may be considered
in exceptional circumstances.
An
oral presentation of research results at annual meetings of the Academy
is required. Additionally, it is expected that publications resulting
from projects supported by Indiana Academy of Science funds will acknowledge
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In
reviewing proposals for possible support, the Biodiversity and Natural
Areas Committee will consider the following criteria:
·The
information specified in the Application Procedure section must be provided.
·The
research proposal must be of scientific merit. It is the proposer's
obligation to explain the significance of the proposed project for furthering
understanding of the flora of the state.
·The
proposed investigator must be appropriately qualified by virtue of training
or research experience.
·The
approach to be used must be clearly explained and appropriate to the problem.
The proposal should include assurances that essential apparatus not requested
is available.
·Budget
requests for travel should include estimates of actual expenses related
specifically to the project. In general, use of personal vehicles
will be reimbursed for fuel costs only, and necessary use of commercial
or institutional vehicles will be reimbursed at the rate charged to the
investigator. Requests for room and board costs for travel in transit
are discouraged while those for residence at a field site are perfectly
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Applications
for the Winona Welch Award for Botanical Biodiversity Research must be
received by the chair of the Biodiversity
and Natural Areas Committee on or before
January 22
of each year.Notification of awards
and unsuccessful applications will normally be made by March 1 of each
year.
Six
copies of the application should be mailed to (and inquiries directed to):
Paul
E. Rothrock, Chair,
Biodiversity
and Natural Areas Committee
c/o
Randall Environmental
Phone:
765-998-5152
Email:
plrothroc@tayloru.edu