CALL FOR PROPOSALS

WSSA Undergraduate Research Award—2009

The Weed Science Society of America has developed an Undergraduate Student Research Grant designed to encourage and involve exceptional undergraduates in agricultural research. Interested faculty members are encouraged to identify potential award candidates and discuss the possibility of sponsoring a research project. Awards may be used as a stipend, for research budget expenses (travel, supplies, etc.), to defer fees, to defray living expenses for summer research, or any combination of these items.

AWARD
Up to $1000 for support of undergraduate research to be conducted over a minimum of one quarter/semester during 2009. This award may be used to defray the cost of research supplies or as a stipend. Support of a faculty sponsor is required. Awards will be made to the student, to be administered by the faculty sponsor’s department.

APPLICANT
The applicant is an Undergraduate student with a strong interest in weed science. Students majoring in all related disciplines may apply.

TO APPLY
Applicants should prepare a 2-3 page research proposal including name, address, phone number, e-mail address, title, objective, experimental approach, discussion, budget and references. The discussion section of the proposal should describe the expected results and their possible significance to weed science. The student should provide a cover letter in which general academic and career goals are discussed. A copy of the student’s academic transcripts must also be provided.

FACULTY SPONSOR
Any faculty member who is actively engaged in weed science research is qualified to be a sponsor. The faculty sponsor should review the research proposal with special attention to the budget; the distribution of funds should be approved by both the student and sponsor. In addition, the sponsor should provide a letter of reference including a statement of his/her willingness to supervise the proposed research and to provide needed space, equipment and supplies above those requested in the proposal. The sponsor is encouraged to assist the student in presenting his/her results at a regional weed science meeting.]

HOW TO APPLY
The completed proposal, academic transcripts, cover letter and faculty letter of support should be forwarded to: Dr. John Jachetta, Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054; Phone: (317) 337-4686, Fax (317) 337-4649, e-mail: jjjachetta@dow.com. Proposals should be received no later than November 14, 2008. Funding decisions will be made by January 25, 2009 and presented at the 2009 WSSA National Meeting General Session.