Animal Behavior Society Developing Nations Research Grant Application 2004/2005

Answer all questions. Answers must be typed or completed on a word processor. You may answer the longer questions on attached pages. Ensure that each page is clearly marked with your name and an indication of the question being answered. Type NA if the requested information is not applicable.

Please have your application critically reviewed for content and style by a colleague or advisor before submission. Our reviewers will assess the conceptual significance and intellectual merit of your proposal, so give the proposed work a clear conceptual context and theoretical rationale. Reviewers also judge the feasibility of the proposed work, so information about pilot data and relevant experience of the applicant and collaborators is helpful. If your work will be based on techniques that require special statistical justification, be sure to include information that will allow reviewers to evaluate this as well. Clearly state the hypotheses you are testing. Your proposal will compete with other highly original ones, and reviewers will judge the originality and feasibility of your proposal relative to others in the field of animal behavior.

1. General Information

Your Name:

Title of Proposed Research:

Address:

Country:

E-mail:

Telephone:

FAX:

Education: For each degree below, indicate the year obtained (If presently enrolled, indicate the year when award of degree is expected), the Institution and the Field of Study.

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent):

Master's Degree (or equivalent):

Doctoral Degree (or equivalent):

2. Animal Care Information:

Where a YES or NO answer is required, please circle the appropriate choice. If the space allowed is not sufficient for your answer, please attach one or more separate and clearly labelled pages.

a) Does the proposed study involve endangered species or threatened populations? YES or NO

b) Does the proposed study involve trapping, netting, banding or in any other way potentially disturbing wild populations? YES or NO

If yes, do you have relevant experience? YES or NO

Please elaborate:

c) What permits are required for you to conduct the proposed research?

Do you have the requisite permits? YES or NO

If not, have you applied? YES or NO

Additional comments:

d) Does the proposed research involve maintenance of animals in captivity? YES or NO

If yes, are the facilities in compliance with ABS guidelines and laws prevailing locally?YES or NO

Name of Certifying Organization:

Describe facilities and animal care protocols. There are no restrictions on the length of answer supplied here, but be concise:

e) Will animals be subjected to pain? YES or NO

If yes, have alternative procedures been considered? YES or NO

Please elaborate:

What procedures will be used to minimize pain?

f) Will animals be killed? YES or NO

If yes, what method of euthanasia will be employed?

3. Research Proposal

Proposals must not exceed 2250 words (approximately 3 pages of Times Roman 12 pt font single spaced, 1 inch margins). Proposals longer than this will be truncated at 2250 words before review! In the proposal you must present:

a) a statement of the problem and its significance

b) materials and methods, including a summary of relevant pilot data and logistic support available for the proposed research, AND

c) a complete bibliography including titles of papers cited.

Attach separate, clearly labelled, pages.

4. Budget

Summarize the proposed uses of the ABS grant money, and indicate the total budget for the proposed research, with explanation of other funds currently available and/or applied for. Be concise and try to use less than one page. In preparing your budget remember that ABS Research Grants may NOT be used to fund or supplement salaries, to pay indirect costs and overhead, to defray tuition fees, or to purchase single items of equipment costing more than $500. Requests for travel money must be based on actual travel expenses rather than university mileage rates. The award will be made in $US. Please indicate the conversion rate you are applying in your cost estimation. If there are special financial circumstances associated with the location of the field work, please detail them.

Total Funding Requested from ABS (US $):

Attach a separate, clearly labelled, page.

5. Curriculum vitae

Keep it concise and focused on your educational and scientific experience and achievements. There is a 2 page (about 500 words) maximum (just like NSF). Please remember your reviewers are interested in the content of your CV, not the beauty of the page lay-out.

Attach separate, clearly labelled, pages.

6. Reference

The awards committee requires a letter of support from an advisor or other scientist. The letter should indicate approval of the proposal, but should not discuss its contents or significance (the research proposal is the appropriate place for that justification). It must be submitted separately from the other application materials to preserve confidentiality. Please complete the information below to indicate the name address and (where possible) e-mail of the person you have asked to write a supporting letter. The reference can be submitted electronically to Dr. Lynette Hart or sent by regular mail to

As with the application, the reference must be received by 12 January 2005 if the application is to be considered. Awards will be announced by 1 April 2005

Name of Advisor/Scientist:

Position / Title:

Address:

E-mail:

Phone:

Fax:

" I hereby affirm that the research proposed in this application will be conducted in compliance with the Animal Behavior Society's Animal Care Guidelines and all applicable laws. If funded, I will acknowledge the financial support of the Animal Behavior Society in any resulting publications and submit a final report within 15 months of receipt of funding."

Your Name:

Signature:

Date:

THIS IS THE END OF THE ABS DEVELOPING NATIONS RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2004-2005. YOU WILL NEED TO COPY THE COMPLETED APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMISSION.