Save the Redwoods League supports a wide range of scientific research on coast redwood and giant sequoia forests.
Save the Redwoods League wants to invite you to apply to our student starter grant program. We are offering starter grants of $6,500 for undergraduate and graduate students who are Black, Indigenous, Latine/Latina/Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, or people of color, doing research related to coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. The goal of the starter grant program is to provide introductory opportunities for students to explore ideas in the redwood research space.
This funding can be used to support a wide variety of activities and project types, including time designing and conducting research, research travel, wages to support a literature review or lab work, educational redwood field studies, and pilot studies that can support development of future research projects. It can be used to fund a stand-alone study or as supplemental funding to expand the scope of an existing project. Topic areas can include any academic discipline, as long as the proposal has a clear connection to coast redwood or giant sequoia forests. Students are required to work with an academic mentor to develop and carry out their projects. Mentors are expected to be active in project development by helping identify an appropriate study scope, methods, and design to best ensure project and student success. Interested students and mentors are strongly encouraged to contact us for a call to discuss their projects prior to the submission due date. We also encourage students and mentors to develop projects with a duration of 1 year or less. Proposal evaluation will focus primarily on the project’s potential to enhance the applicant’s professional development in redwood research and conservation, with secondary emphasis on the potential for the project to either generate novel results or to support novel research questions in the future. The proposals should be no more than 3 pages, excluding references and the cover page. More specifics on proposal requirements can be found in the proposal template.
We only accept applications from nonprofit 501(c) organizations that focus on research and education (this includes researchers from universities and public agencies) as described in 26 USC Section 170(b) (1) (A) [other than clauses (vii) and (viii)] AND applications from independent researchers (on the condition that the research is solely for educational and/or charitable purposes) AND from federally or state recognized Indigenous, Native, and Tribal nations and communities (on the condition that the research is solely for educational and/or charitable purposes).
For questions about the application process or for consultation on project ideas, please contact Laura Lalemand, Senior Scientist, at StarterGrants@SaveTheRedwoods.org.
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Deadlines for League grant opportunities approaching
Save the Redwoods League today announced Redwoods Research Starter Grants of up to $5,000 for undergraduate and graduate students of color interested in research in coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. Proposals are due December 1, 2020.
