Grants and PSA Grants and Fellowships
Phycological Society of America Grants
The Phycological Society of America supports graduate student members development through three programs: the Croasdale Fellowships, the Hoshaw Travel Awards, and the Grants-in-Aid of Research. Some grants and fellowships from other sources are also available.
Croasdale Fellowship
The Hannah T. Croasdale Fellowships are designed to encourage graduate students to broaden their phycological training by defraying the costs of attending phycology courses at biological field stations. The purpose of the award is to broaden phycological training and not necessarily to further research goals. Proposals to study at field stations associated with universities other than the student's own are especially encouraged. Awards are made directly to the student in amounts up to $1000 each. Completed application should be sent to Dr. Janet E Kubler [janet.kubler@csun.edu] by March 1st. Fellowship support to attend technique courses should be requested from the Grants-in-Aid of Research Program.
The Hoshaw Travel Awards
These Hoshaw Travel awards are to help students with their travel expenses to the annual PSA meeting. All other factors equivalent, students who will present their research at the meeting (lecture or poster) will be given priority. The deadline for the completed application is April 15th. Successful applicants will be notified prior to the meeting and the awards will be presented at the meeting. For further information, please contact: Dr. Janet E Kubler janet.kubler@csun.edu.
PSA Grants in aid of research
Awards are made in amounts of up to $1,000 by the Phycological Society of America in support of graduate student research in any area of phycology. Awards are intended to enable the student to accomplish work not otherwise possible. Awards are made directly to the student. No part of the award may be used to pay indirect costs to the applicant's institution, or to pay stipends. Selection of recipients will be based primarily on the applicant's research proposal and two supporting letters. Additional criteria will include evidence of past research achievements and the perceived future of the applicant as a researcher. In the course of a student's graduate education, no more than two grants in aid of research will be awarded. Travel to scientific meetings should be requested from other PSA programs. Tuition and expenses for taking critical techniques courses not available at the home institution will be considered. Applicants must submit one electronic copy of a brief research proposal, a proposed budget and two letters of recommendation to Dr. Janet E Kubler [janet.kubler@csun.edu] by the deadline April 1st.