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The Waterbird Society Scientific Study and Conservation of the World's Waterbirds |
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The Waterbird Society Scientific Study and Conservation of the World's Waterbirds |
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NISBET RESEARCH GRANTS The Nisbet Research Grant is awarded to support research on waterbirds with preference given to research on gulls or terns. The Waterbird Society’s Grant Committee makes awards to proposals that are most likely to provide significant advances in the biology, ecology, or conservation of waterbirds, particularly gulls or terns. The education (student, professional, or amateur) and financial status of the applicant are not considerations. Rather, awards are based on scientific merit alone. A maximum award of $1000 will be awarded per year. Application materials should include 5 pages: (a) a cover sheet (click here) and abstract summarizing the work with all contact information, (b) three pages of narrative to include Background and Rationale, with hypotheses or questions stated, Methods, Literature Cited, and whether it is part of any cooperative (e.g. matching funds) project, and (c) a budget page. Proposals are due by July 15. The award or awards will be announced no later than 1 October, annually. The results of the work supported by Nisbet Grants should be published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and both the Nisbet Research Grant and the Waterbird Society should be acknowledged in resulting publications. The Grantee must submit a 1-2-page report to the Grants Committee on the work conducted within three months after the end of the grant period. Current (2006) Recipient of the Nisbet Research Grant: J. Kimmons - Foraging resources of Common and Arctic Terns in the Gulf of Maine: a stable isotope approach. Grant applications should be submitted to: R. Michael Erwin |