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Call for Applications: Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistance Grant

Application Deadline: July 31 of the current year.

Purpose: Purpose: The Jan Grant Award is to provide Graduate Students with ­financial assistance to complete their thesis or independent research project as required for a graduate degree in Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences. The thesis or research project must be in the field of Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences.

Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistance Grant Eligibility Requirements:

• The applicant must be a full- or part-time student completing his or her graduate degree requirements by conducting a research project at an educational institution accredited in the U.S. by a recognized academic body.

• This project must, in the opinion of the FSF Awards Committee, make a significant scientific contribution to the field of Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences.

Grant Amount: The Jan Grant Award is $500. In addition, up to $1,200 is available for travel expenses to attend a future AAFS Annual Meeting where the awardee has an approved platform presentation of the completed research. The funding must be used to complete the research project.

Application: Please complete the application and submit with the required attachments outlined in Part II on the application form.

All submissions must be received and completed by July 31. The deadline is firm with no extension. Please submit the aforementioned Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistance Grant Eligibility Requirements electronically to Kimberly Wrasse at kwrasse@aafs.org, or by mail to: Kimberly Wrasse, FSF, 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.

Call for Applications: Forensic Sciences Foundation Lucas Grants

Application deadline: June 15 of the current year.

The FSF Lucas Grants ($501-$5,000) are intended to help the investigator in original in-depth problem oriented research. These grants are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Lucas Grant Eligibility Requirements:

Current curriculum vitae for each applicant

Brief (up to 5 pages) description of the project

Cites for current or previous FSF Research Grants awarded to any of the investigators/researchers

Cites of appropriate references

Budget for project, including amount requested from FSF

Plan for dissemination of the results

Timetable for project

Funding requests for bibliographic preparation, travel, equipment, routine agency operation, including salary of investigators/researchers or assistants, are not normally approved and are discouraged.

Issues related to the use of live humans or animals as research subjects must be dealt with explicitly in the proposal. Similarly, your plan for accommodating any issue related to privacy, appropriate permissions, and the harvesting, transport or disposal of human tissues or body fluids must be included.

All submissions must be received and completed by June 15. The deadline is firm with no extension. Please submit the aforementioned Lucas Grant Requirements electronically to Kimberly Wrasse at kwrasse@aafs.org, or by mail to: Kimberly Wrasse, FSF, 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.

Lucas Grant recipients will be required to submit a progress report to the Forensic Sciences Foundation by December 15 of the following year.

Note: FSF Lucas and Acorn Grant proposals on the same subject, differing only in scope and budget, may not be submitted by the same investigators in the same year.

Call for Applications: Forensic Sciences Foundation Acorn Grants

Application deadline: June 15 of the current year.

The FSF Acorn Grants (up to $500) are intended to help the investigator initiate original problem oriented research. These grants are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Acorn Grant Eligibility Requirements:

Current curriculum vitae for each applicant

Brief (approximately one page) description of the project

Cites for current or previous FSF Research Grants awarded to any of the investigators/researchers

Cites of appropriate references

Budget for project, including amount requested from FSF

Plan for dissemination of the results

Timetable for project

Funding requests for bibliographic preparation, travel, equipment, routine agency operations, including salary of investigators/researchers or assistants, are not normally approved and are discouraged.

Issues related to the use of live humans or animals as research subjects must be dealt with explicitly in the proposal. Similarly, your plan for accommodating any issue related to privacy, appropriate permissions, and the harvesting, transport or disposal of human tissues or body fluids must be included.

All submissions must be received and completed by June 15. The deadline is firm with no extension. Please submit the aforementioned Acorn Grant Requirements electronically to Kimberly Wrasse at kwrasse@aafs.org, or by mail to: Kimberly Wrasse, FSF, 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.

Acorn Grant recipients will be required to submit a progress report to the Forensic Sciences Foundation by December 15 of the following year.

Note: FSF Lucas and Acorn Grant proposals on the same subject, differing only in scope and budget, may not be submitted by the same investigators in the same year.

Call for Applications: 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program on Using the Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Mathematics to Study Crime

The University of Alabama at Birmingham www.uab.edu

This National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at UAB is supported via grant # 1004953.

Applications for the 2012 cohort are now being accepted. The firm deadline for completed applications is February 17, 2012.

For questions about the program, please contact Dr. Kent Kerley at krkerley@uab.edu.

Highlights of the UAB Crime REU:

This 8-week summer program is designed for undergraduate students who want “hands-on” research experience and for those who are interested in pursuing post-graduate degrees in fields such as Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Computer Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Biology, and Chemistry. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation (grant # SMA-1004953).

Who are we?
The setting for this REU site is the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Alabama. Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, UAB is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center. UAB is classified as an institution of “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation and is ranked among the top 15 percent of U.S. colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. UAB is home to approximately 18,000 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels as of fall, 2009.

REU students will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty from UAB’s Department of Justice Sciences and Department of Computer and Information Sciences. The 8 REU faculty members are nationally recognized for their expertise in working with large data sets, data mining and manipulation, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and DNA analysis. See below for faculty information.

The program is targeted to undergraduate students from four-year colleges and universities who will have approximately 60 hours of credits by the start of the program this summer. A total of 12 students will be selected for the summer 2012 program. We are looking for highly motivated and promising students who want hands-on research experience in three exciting and emerging fields. Students who complete an undergraduate degree before June, 2012 will not be eligible. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

If selected for the program, you will:

conduct research in: 1) Criminal Justice, 2) Forensic Science, or 3) Computer Forensics.

work with faculty mentors in your research track for 35-40 hours per week to complete one or more projects during the summer experience. In some cases you will work directly with a local criminal justice agency on your project.

attend Friday luncheons that include special presentations from local criminal justice professionals and time to interact with other REU students and faculty. You will make a presentation of your research experience during the final Friday luncheon.

receive free lodging, food (up to $30 per day), and travel (up to $250) to UAB.

receive a stipend of $450 per week.

receive tours of several major criminal justice agencies in Alabama.

receive access to UAB libraries, labs, dining facilities, and the Campus Recreation Center.

receive tours of Birmingham and attend several special events in the area.

Call for Proposals: World Anti-Doping Agency Research Grant Program

The 2012 deadline to submit research applications is February 17.

For further information, please contact Ms. Violet Maziar, WADA’s Science Department Executive Assistant, at violet.maziar@wada-ama.org

American Chemical Society Scholars Program: Scholarships for African American, Hispanic, and American Indian Chemical Science Students

ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. Awards of up to $5,000* are given to qualified students. African American, Hispanic, or American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply.

*Number and amount of awards subject to individual financial need and available funding

African American, Native American and Hispanic students planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically-related field with outstanding academic records and a desire to pursue a career in the chemical sciences can apply for an ACS Scholars Award.

Accepted Majors and Career Goals

Acceptable Majors

Agricultural Chemistry
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Ceramic Science/Chemistry/Technology
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Technology
Environmental Science/Engineering (must be chemistry-based)
Forensic Science/Chemistry
Food Science (not nutrition)
Industrial Chemistry
Materials Science or Petroleum Engineering
Nanotechnology or Nano Science
Paper and Pulp Technology
Toxicology

Acceptable Career Goals

Chemist
Biochemist
Chemical Engineer
Chemical Technician
Forensic Chemist / Investigator
MD/PhD (research physician)
Patent Lawyer
Professor/Teacher of Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical Engineering
Science Journalist

The following students are eligible to apply:

high school seniors entering college and planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically-related field
college freshmen, sophomores or juniors currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically related field
community college students majoring in a two-year chemical technology program or planning to transfer to a four-year school

Award Amounts

$2,500 for freshman
$3,000 for sophomores
$5,000 for juniors and seniors

The deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.

American Chemical Society Scholars Program
1155 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036