Paul A. Stewart Awards
The Paul A. Stewart Awards is a Grant sponsored by Wilson Ornithological Society.
Award Information:
Amount of Grant: Maximum: $500
Application Deadline: 15-Jan
Requirements: An application form including a project proposal and two letters of support are required. Awards are for support of research in ornithology. Preference will be given to studies of bird movements based on banding, analysis of recoveries and returns of banded birds, or on economic ornithology. Recipients must be willing to report research results at either an oral or poster presentation at one of the Wilson Ornithological Society's annual meetings. Award is meant to provide research funds, not to provide general funding for attending college.
Eligibility: Other
Sponsorship provided by:
Wilson Ornithological Society
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
USA
Phone Number: 734 764 0457
http://www.woodrow.org
You can find out more by contacting:
Janet Hinshaw
Librarian
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
US
Email Address: mellon@woodrow.org
Phone Number: 734 764 0457
You should always check out any material provided for the grant. Your best chance of success is a result of initially researching the prerequisites and knowing if you fulfill them. At the outset identify the particular aims of the Wilson Ornithological Society and what they hope to achieve with the Paul A. Stewart Awards. If you meet the requirements, verify that you have a decent shot to obtain the grant. Upon determining that you have a decent shot of going on to be awarded the Paul A. Stewart Awards, then you should put forth the effort to apply.
An important aspect of working toward obtaining the grant is paying close attention to the application. Applications can sometimes be time consuming, but it is absolutely critical that the forms are filled out precisely and thoroughly. Use caution to insure that you will not miss out because of carelessness.
After the required forms have been mailed, figure out the timeframe regarding when the Paul A. Stewart Awards confers the award and makes payment of any funds so that you can know if you can rely on the grant to help meet the expenses associated with school and what assistance it will provide, as there may be restrictions on what expenses are covered by the Paul A. Stewart Awards. Increasingly, it is tough to find ways to handle the expenses associated with school, and making use of the Paul A. Stewart Awards to defray some of the costs can provide significant support. If you don't end up getting the Paul A. Stewart Awards, keep at it, search for additional grants that you can hopefully get.