Research grant available for students

The Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals announces its 2014 STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

The SRGP is an effort to increase student interest in the environmental
professions and to support them in conducting research and defining their
career goals. The student research grant program will review all
applications and give one First Place award of $1,000 and one Second Place
award of $500 to aid students in conducting their research project
(limited to supplies and mileage). The winners will receive their awards
and recognition at the IAEP June 2014 Meeting. Winners must be present at
the IAEP June Meeting to receive the awards. Winners will also be required
to create a poster in HTML or PDF format of their research project to be
posted on the IAEP website (both prior to project initiation and updated
after the project has been completed).

ELIGIBILITY
• Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student ). Undergraduates must
be enrolled in at least his/her sophomore year at an accredited 4 year
undergraduate college located in Illinois.
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on
a 5.0 scale).
• Have a declared major in a science, engineering or policy related
discipline. The following are examples of acceptable majors: civil,
chemical or environmental engineering, environmental science,
environmental studies, biology, hydrogeology, geology, geography, ecology,
industrial hygiene, toxicology, environmental policy. NOTE: this list is
not exhaustive.
• Be a student member of IAEP (Applicants may join at the time of packet
submission)

1. RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL – REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants will prepare a research grant proposal (3 pages maximum)
containing the following headings and associated content:
• INTRODUCTION
Discuss the significance of the project
State a hypothesis(es) or research objectives
• RESEARCH PLAN
Experimental design
Description and map of study area (if you are doing a field project)
Methods and procedures
Project timeline
• BUDGET
List of supplies and estimated costs
Estimated travel/mileage expenses
• REFERENCES CITED
APA or MLA format is acceptable

2. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM RESEARCH ADVISOR
Your application must include a letter from a research advisor stating
how long he/she has known the applicant and testifying to the applicant’s
ability and motivation to complete the proposed project.

3. UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF APPLICANT’S ACADEMIC RECORD