About the scholarship
The Silliman Memorial Scholarship is for undergraduate and graduate research projects with an emphasis on birds. Any student research project with an emphasis on birds will be considered. Several awards will be granted in the range from $500 to $1500.
Next application deadline will be in spring 2009. Please check back.
Proposals will be evaluated by a faculty committee with members in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Renewable Natural Resources. For further information contact Courtney Conway at 626-8535 or cconway@ag.arizona.edu.
To submit a proposal, students should write a 2-4 page proposal that includes: A clear statement of the research question(s) and goals of the project, a brief description of the methods of the study, a proposed schedule for the study, and a brief justification for the funds. All awardees will be required to submit a progress report at the end of their project. On the front page provide contact information, including an e-mail address, other sources of funding, and faculty sponsor(s) of the research. Four hard copies of the proposal should be submitted.
No e-mail attachments, please.
About James Silliman
These research awards are presented annually as a memorial to James Silliman, graduate of the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.