Instructions This application form is used for the following Endowment Awards: Americas Fund Andy Sheldon Fund Boesel-Sanderson Fund Fellows Fund General Endowment Fund Mulholland Fund for Biogeochemical Research Petersen Fund Simpson Fund Systematics Fund Undergraduate Travel Awards *The Conservation Fund is awarded separately. Click here for information on applying for the Conservation Fund. *NOTE: Any researcher as well as students may apply for the Systematics award. The application for SFS Endowment Awards for Students application consists of two parts. Part 1 consists of basic applicant information. (Non-students applying for the Systematics award do not need to complete the degree program information). Part 2 requires a one-page description of your research or proposed research uploaded as a PDF, DOC, or DOCX. Please see the instructions below for the one-page description and follow the formatting guidelines. You will receive an email confirmation of your submission. If you do not receive an email, check your spam folder. If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the web editor (webeditor@freshwater-science.org). For all other questions, please contact the committee chair: Amanda Rugenski, atrugenski@uga.edu Application Part 1 Please fill out your information for Part 1 of the application. *Students applying for various named funds (Simpson, Boesel/Sanderson, Systematics and travel awards) will also be considered for the General Endowment awards. Applicant Name: * Mailing Address: Street Address * Street Address (second line) State/Province * Zip Code * Country of Residence * Title of Research: * Name of Award: * Select AwardAmericas FundAndy Sheldon FundBoesel-Sanderson FundFellows FundGeneral Endowment FundMulholland Fund for Biogeochemical ResearchPetersen FundSimpson FundSystematics FundUndergraduate Travel Fund Telephone Number: * Email Address: * Institution: * Number of Years as SFS Member: * Are you a student? * Any researcher, including non-students, can apply for the Systematics award. Yes No Degree Program: * -Select-B.S.B.A.M.S.Ph.D. Number of Years in Program: * Major Professor's/Advisor's Email: * Application Part 2 In a PDF or MS Word document, please include the information below (in the order listed) using a maximum of 1 page (excluding references) and minimum of 11 point font (Times New Roman preferred) and 1" margins. Name of Award: Name of Applicant: Title of Research: Background/Rationale: Objective/Hypotheses: Research Methods: Research Results (preliminary or expected): Broader Significance (to contemporary issues in benthic science): References (maximum 3, use Freshwater Science format): Upload Part 2 of Application If you encounter problems with uploading the file, click here to email the file directly to the SFS Web Editor. research description * Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: png pdf doc docx odt. Contact Information If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the web editor (webeditor@freshwater-science.org). For all other questions, please contact the committee chair: Amanda Rugenski, atrugenski@uga.edu
