As a further step toward playing a more active role in the systematics community and in recognition that graduate students embody the future of systematics and the Society, the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) announces its fourth annual Graduate Student Research Award competition. The purpose of these awards is to assist students in the initiation (first two years) of their systematics projects and in the collection of preliminary data needed by them to pursue additional sources of support (e.g., Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants from the National Science Foundation) or to enhance dissertation research (e.g., by visiting additional field collection sites or museums). Applicants may be from any country, but must be members of SSB, and are advised to join the Society as soon as possible to facilitate their applications (see http://systbiol.org/join.html). Previous awardees may not re-apply, but other previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply. Awards will range between $1,000 and $2,000 and up to six awards will be made.

All applications materials this year must be in electronic format. Applicants and their recommenders are strongly encouraged to use pdf format, rather than Word or some other application, to minimize difficulty transferring files. We strongly recommend that applicants send all materials (except letters of reference) in a single pdf file; for this you will need to use functions in Adobe Acrobat or similar application. Letters of recommendation should be sent by the referees in pdf format or in the text of an e-mail; please include the full name of applicant in letters of recommendation.

Applicants must submit

1. a curriculum vitae (one page)
2. brief research proposal including objectives, methods, significance, and schedule (max. three single-spaced pages including literature cited and any figures and tables)
3. budget and budget justification (1 page)
4. and arrange for two letters of recommendation; one letter must be from the student's current graduate advisor.

Please email all application materials and queries to:
Dr. Kelly Zamudio
krz2@cornell.edu
Cornell University
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E209 Corson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-2701
Tel: 607 254 4212


To be considered for this year's award, application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be received electronically no later than March 31, 2005.

Recent Winners

2004

Rachelle Adams, UT Austin

Ashley Egan, Brigham Young University

Micah Dunthorn, University of Massachusetts

Rachel Novick, Yale University

Elin Claridge, UC Berkeley

Jill Holliday, Florida State University

Santiago Ramirez, Harvard University

2003

Rutger Vos, Simon Fraser University

Erica Rosenblum, U. C. Berkeley

Andrew Deans, University of Illinois

Madhava Meegaskumbura, Boston University

Matt Brandley, San Diego State Univeristy (although he's now at UC Berkeley)

Eric Schuettpelz, Duke Univesity

Cécile Gueidan, Duke University

2002

Edgar Benavides, Brigham Young University

David G. Chapple, Australian National University, Canberra

Melissa A. Frey, University of California Davis

Jeffrey B. Joy, Simon Fraser University

Ashley B. Morris, University of Florida, Gainesville

Diana C. Outlaw, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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