Grants & Funding
Training Grants for Undergraduates
The MORPH RCN promoted and fostered cross-disciplinary training and interaction through a series of small grants that allowed undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and early career faculty to visit labs and botanical gardens as well as attend scientific meetings.
Award Amount
Each year, MORPH was able to fund ten 10-week research internships for undergraduates. A set stipend of $2,500 was available per grant, plus a maximum of $500 for reimbursable travel (additional travel allowances may be made available).
Evaluation
MORPH had quarterly target deadlines for training grant submissions. These were November 2, February 2, May 2, and August 2. Evaluation of grants began the day after they are due. Submissions were accepted until all annual funds have been committed.
Application Materials
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1.A letter from the prospective host lab (indicating a willingness to host consensus about the proposed activities of the visitor, and an explicit statement acknowledging that the host lab understands that the MORPH RCN funds may not be used to underwrite the proposed research activities).
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2.A letter from the Applicant detailing research plans and interaction
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3.A proposed budget for travel costs, per diem, lodging, and meals.
Each letter must be no more than three pages. The applicant letter must specifically document the fact that the training opportunity is cross-disciplinary between an organismic and a molecular laboratory studying plant developmental evolution. By NSF rules, the budget may not be used to directly fund costs associated with the proposed research activities (e.g., supplies).
How to Apply
All application materials must be emailed as attached .pdf or Word documents to William (Ned) Friedman, ned@colorado.edu.
Proposal Evaluation
Two members of the steering committee (one organismic and one molecular) and a third individual from outside the core participants (chosen by the steering committee) were charged with evaluating applications.
MORPH
An NSF Research Coordination Network (2003-2010)