Research · Grants-in-Aid
Grants-in-Aid of Research
Field research residency awards in the southern Appalachians since the 1960s, supporting hundreds of graduate theses and thousands of publications.
Due March 1$350–$450 per week1–14 weeks
Made possible through funding from the Highlands Biological Foundation.
01 · Awards
What a grant covers
Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates doing independent research under faculty supervision are all eligible. Grants can also cover undergraduate research assistants.
- Students
- $350 per week
- Postdocs & faculty
- $450 per week
- Length
- 1–14 continuous weeks
- Deadline
- March 1
Awards are prorated by completed weeks and include lab and office space, equipment access and a community of fellow researchers. Housing isn’t included but is available at affordable rates. Research can extend past September 30 with approval. Grants-in-Aid are made possible by the Highlands Biological Foundation.
Estimate your award
Up to$2,800for 8 weeks at $350 a week
Awards are prorated by completed weeks and include lab and office space and equipment access. Housing isn’t included.
Applications due March 1, {year}
Email one PDF to Jason Love and Dr. Jim Costa by March 1.
02 · How to apply
Apply by March 1
Assemble one PDF
Signed application, research proposal and any letters of support.
03 · Requirements
Before and after your research
- Federal or state permits for national forests, national parks or the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, as needed
- IACUC approval for vertebrate research, submitted two months before you start (form)
- A final project report; the last grant installment is released once it’s approved (instructions)
- Compliance with the HBS Data Management Policy
- Acknowledgement of HBS in all resulting publications
04 · Named awards
Endowed designations
Especially strong proposals may be designated for one of these named awards (no additional stipend).
- Thelma Howell Memorial Scholarship
- William Chambers Coker FellowshipPlant and fungal research
- Ralph M. Sargent Memorial Scholarship
- Lindsay S. Olive Memorial ScholarshipBotany and mycology
- Bruce Family Scholarship in Herpetology
- Martina Wadewitz Haggard Memorial Scholarship
- Ray Semlitsch Memorial ScholarshipAmphibian herpetology
05 · Stories
Grant-in-Aid spotlights
From Notes from the Field.