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Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award

The Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award is a Grant sponsored by American Ornithologists' Union.

Award Information:

Amount of Grant: Minimum: $500, Maximum: $1000
Application Deadline: Three to four months before annual meeting
Requirements: Applicant must be a student member of AOU presenting a paper or poster at the annual meeting.
Eligibility: College senior, Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study

Sponsorship provided by:

American Ornithologists' Union
National Museum of Natural History, MRC 116
Washington, DC 20560-0116
USA
Phone Number: 202 357 2051
Fax Number: 202 633 8084

You can find out more by contacting:

Dr. Carla Cicero

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Science Boulevard, University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
US

One may find it helpful to check out the background of the grant. Getting the greatest odds of achieving your goal comes from first understanding the qualifications and then determining if you qualify. Before you even begin, try to recognize the driving force for the American Ornithologists' Union and their reason for offering the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award. After making sure you satisfy the prerequisites, you should determine if there is a reasonable chance to obtain the grant. Once you believe that there is a good chance of actually being a recipient of the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award, then it is useful to put forth the effort to apply.

An important detail in the process of trying for the grant is properly completing the forms. Some forms are long, but it is absolutely critical that your work was done accurately and in its entirety. Pay careful attention so that you won't be denied as the result of something that could have been avoided.

After the required forms have been mailed, you should note when the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award chooses a winner and makes payment of the money so you'll be aware of whether or not you will be able to count on the grant to assist with the expenses associated with school and its personal usefulness, as there may be restrictions in what can be paid with the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award. Recently it has become more burdensome to find ways to manage all of your financial needs, and making use of the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award as a supplement to your own resources is often invaluable. If you are not fortunate to receive the Marcia BradyTuckerTravel Award, keep at it, there are other grants and your persistence may be rewarded.