Completion of this form is required for all students applying for the annual Student Research Awards offered by the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research at the University of Kansas. If you have questions, please contact Bryan Foster (bfoster@ku.edu), senior scientist, professor and director of the KU Field Station. Please note the the annual awards process is announced in late February or early March of each year, with award notifications to recipients in April.



Student status
Affiliation with our research center
Are you affiliated with the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research (specifically, are you mentored by one or more of our faculty, scientists or other affiliated researchers)?
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KU Field Station research
Will your research take place at the KU Field Station?
Upload summary of proposed research
This summary should be three pages maximum and should include all of the following:
  • project title;
  • objectives;
  • methods;
  • expected products and significance of the proposed work;
  • brief statement of how award funds will be used.
Acceptable uses of funds: Awardees may use their funds to cover costs in only one of the two following categories: 1) travel expenses for one scientific meeting/conference; OR 2) other research-related needs: materials and supplies, equipment, research-related services (e.g., sample processing). Please be explicit in your proposal regarding how you plan to use the awarded funds.
Upload curriculum vitae
Upload letter of support from graduate or research advisor
(The letter should be on letterhead and should include the advisor's signature.)