Purpose
The Cetacean Behavior and Conservation Award was established in 2001 to provide financial support for graduate students studying cetacean behavior and/or cetacean conservation in natural environments. The goal of the award is to encourage original and significant research that focuses on endangered populations or species, or on critically important problems in cetacean behavioral biology.
Award
A maximum of two awards of a maximum of $1000.00 US each will be made to successful applicants. The awarded funds may be used for travel, supplies, and/or equipment necessary to support the proposed research. Awarded funds may not be used for stipends or salary for graduate students, research assistants, or any other personnel, nor may it be used for conference expenses. The award must be used for field research; it cannot be used for laboratory research.
The award shall be given only if there is a (are) proposal(s) deemed worthy by the judges in any given year. Thus, there may be years in which no award is made, in which case funds will accrue towards the next years' award(s).
Eligibility
Applicants must be enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral Program in a University accredited by a regional college association. Applicants must also be members in good standing of one of the following professional societies: Animal Behavior Society or Association of the Study of Animal Behaviour. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Applicants must submit a proposal providing the following information:
a. Outline of the proposed research, including references
b. Detailed methodology
(a & b in combination may be a maximum of 1500 words, excluding references)
c. Detailed budget with justification
d. Additional sources of support
The applicant's CV must be included with the research proposal.
The applicant must have two letters of reference mailed directly to the Cetacean Behavior and Conservation Award c/o the Animal Behavior Society. The applicant's primary academic advisor for his/her thesis research should write one of these letters. These letters should specify how long and in what capacity the referee knows the applicant, the referee's experience with the applicant as an investigator, and the referee's perception of the applicant's ability to fulfill the proposed research plan.
Address mail to:
CBC Award
Animal Behavior Society
Indiana University
2611 East 10 th Street #170
Bloomington IN 47408-2603
USA
Deadline
All required material must be received at the offices of the Animal Behavior Society no later than Dec 15, 2004
Decisions will be made by February 15, 2005.
Electronic Applications
Application materials may be sent to the award administrator as an e-mail attached file (PDF preferred). Letters of reference may e-mailed as well. These letters must be sent independently of the award application by the person making the recommendation. ALL electronic communications must include a valid return e-mail address for confirmation purposes.
Please note that your formatting may be altered by the electronic transmission process and ABS takes no responsibility for documents received beyond printing them and forwarding them to the award administrators for review. It is best to use standard fonts such as Times Roman, Courier, Ariel, etc. and to avoid special characters or graphics to the degree possible.
Send electronic materials to:
With the Subject line: CBC Award Application 2004
Judges
Judges for this research award shall consist of Members-at-Large of the Animal Behavior Society Executive Committee and at least one prominent cetacean researcher from a list supplied by the endowers of the award.
Endowment
The grant fund is being supported by the Editors of Cetacean Societies: Janet Mann, Richard Connor, Peter Tyack, and Hal Whitehead who have assigned all royalties from Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales ( University of Chicago Press, 2000) to the Animal Behavior Society, which administers the grant awards. Additional donations are welcomed.