Graduate Student Research Awards
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The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) Graduate Student Research Awards assist graduate students conducting research in systematics. These grants are for collection of preliminary data 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. Previous awardees may not re-apply, but previous applicants who were not selected for funding are encouraged to re-apply. Awards will range between $1000 - $3000 and can be used up to the end of the awardee's studies.
2023 GSRA Awards
How to applyApplicants must submit:
Systematics is interpreted broadly to include questions below and above the species level, molecular and morphological approaches, and issues of pattern and process. Funding is not limited to any particular aspect of research, but rather is available for field, computer, museum/herbarium, and/or laboratory work. All application materials must be in electronic format. Applicants and those writing letters of support are required to use pdf format to minimize difficulties in file transfer. Applicants should upload all materials in a SINGLE pdf file. All materials including the letter of support must be submitted via the application system, including the adviser letter following the template above. Deadline Dec 1, 2023 by 17:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time. Submission instructions: 1) become a member of SSB. If you are not a member yet, please click here to join, make sure you use an email that will persist for as long as you will have the grant (i.e., at least 2 years). 2) Upload all materials in a SINGLE pdf file.
Review and evaluation take at least 4 months from the time of submission. We expect to notify decisions by early May. Please see the Reviewer Guidelines for this award to learn more about how the proposals are evaluated, or download the rubric.
Overhead PolicyThe Society of Systematic Biologists does not allow overhead (i.e., indirect costs) to be taken from the GSRA funds.
Acknowledgments
Suggested acknowledgement for publications resulting from the GSRA: "This research was funded, in part, by the Society for Systematic Biologists' Graduate Student Research Award."
ContactPast winners2017
Adriana Benitez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Alec Turner, Louisiana State University Alejandro Damian Serrano, Brown University Alessio Capobianco, University of Michigan Alexandra Sumarli, San Diego State University Andy Siekkinen, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Anna Hiller, Louisiana State University Annelise Frazão Nunes, Universidade de São Paulo Annika Smith, University of Florida Carrie Tribble, University of California, Berkeley Diego Elias, Louisiana State University Erica Baken, Iowa State University Heather Skeen, University of Chicago Jacob Boswell, Georgia Institute of Technology Jenna McCullough, University of New Mexico Jessica Rick, University of Wyoming Jessie Salter, Louisiana State University Jonathan Schmitt, Harvard University Kaiya Provost, American Museum of Natural History Kathryn Grabenstein, University of Colorado, Boulder Kendall Mills, University of Alaska Fairbanks Kira Turnham, Penn State University Lucas Rocha Moreira, Columbia University & AMNH Lukas Musher, American Museum of Natural History Megan Ruffley, University of Idaho Nathan Hartley, Duke University Nicolas Medina, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Priscila Salloum, The University of Auckland Renata Pirani, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Rene Martin, University of Kansas Rodolfo Probst, University of Utah Sebastian Mortimer, University of Idaho Sheela Turbek, University of Colorado, Boulder Thomas Firneno, The University of Texas at Arlington Tierney Bougie, San Diego State University William Booker, Florida State University 2016Cara Van Der Wal, University of Sydney
Claire McWhite, University of Texas at Austin Diana Gamba, University of Missouri - St. Louis Jennifer Rodriguez, Claremont Graduate University Johanna Jantzen, University of Florida Jonathan Nations, Louisiana State University Julia Tejada-Lara, Columbia University/AMNH Julie Herman, University of California, Santa Cruz Kara Jones, University of Kentucky Karla Sosa, Duke University Katherine Nazario, University of Connecticut Katherine Taylor, University of Connecticut Kevin Keegan, University of Connecticut Laura Céspedes Arias, Universidad de los Andes Maria Stager, University of Montana Megan Smith, Ohio State University Orlando Schwery, University of Tennessee Rachel Welt, American Museum of Natural History Sang Il Kim, Harvard University Spencer Galen, American Museum of Natural History Stephen Zozaya, James Cook University 2015Daniella Allevato, Cornell University
Jacob Berv, Cornell University Samuel Borstein, University of Tennessee Adrian Castellanos, Texas A&M University Joseph Charboneau, University of Arizona Jocelyn Colella, University of New Mexico Tauana Cunha, Harvard University Itzi Fragoso Martinez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Andrew Frank, University of Connecticut Laura Gonzalez, University of Florida Gustavo Hassemer, Natural History Museum of Denmark Luke Klicka, University of Kansas Jayme Lewthwaite, Simon Fraser University Ethan Linck, University of Washington Elizabeth McHone, Drexel University Rachel Osborn, Michigan State University Todd Pierson, University of Tennessee Mariana Souza, University of California, Merced John Terbot, University of Kentucky Kathleen Torrence, Florida State University 2014Paul Blischak, Ohio State University
Guillaume Chomicki, University of Munich Julia Dupin, University of Colorado-Boulder Laura Frost, University of Washington Jessica Goodheart, University of Maryland, College Park Melissa Johnson, Claremont Graduate University Kelley Leung, University of Hawaii in Manoa Nicholas Mason, Cornell University Logan Mullen, University of Alaska Fairbanks Krystal Payne, Marshall University Mark Phuong, University of California, Los Angeles Ignacio Quintero, Yale University Nicole Reynolds, Boise State University Rebecca Stubbs, University of Florida Christie Sukhdeo, University of New Orleans Scott Travers, Kansas University 2013Shahan Derkarabetian, San Diego State University
Emily Ellis, University of California at Santa Barbara Kathryn Everson, University of Alaska Fairbanks Matthew Hansen, East Carolina University Paul Hime, University of Kentucky Benjamin Johnson, Cornell University Hannah Marx, University of Idaho Jason Sardell, University of Miami Jordan Satler, Ohio State University Nicholas Sly, University of Illinois Jessica Stephens, University of Georgia Pascal Title, University of Michigan Max Winston, University of Chicago 2012Tracy Audisio, San Francisco State University
John Chau, University of Washington Andrew Crowl, University of Florida Layla Freeborn, Tulane University Thomas Kraft, Dartmouth College Shea Lambert, Stony Brook University Robert Outlaw, Mississippi State University Molly Schumer, Princeton University Rebecca Tarvin, University of Texas at Austin Alejandro Zuluaga, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2011Jose Arriaza, Colorado State University
Kayce Bell, University of New Mexico Jaret Bilewitch, University of Queensland Petra Deane, Cornell University Traci Grzymala, University of California, Berkeley Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman, Claremont Graduate University Amy Heilman, Duke University Sarah Hird, Louisiana State University Jen-Pan Huang, University of Michigan Robert Jadin, University of Colorado at Boulder Aron Katz, University of Illinois Fay-Wei Li, Duke University Maura Palacios Mejia, Texas A&M University Patricia Mullins, North Carolina State University Edward Myers, City University of New York Angela Rein, Oklahoma State University Nelson Salinas, City University of New York Gregory Stull, University of Florida Joshua Williams, University of Kentucky 2010Rayna Bell, Cornell University
Rebecca Chong, Colorado State University Emily DiBlasi, University at Buffalo Michelle Duennes, University of Illinois Tricia Goulding, San Francisco State University Jo-anne Holley, University of Illinois Justin Kratovil, University of Kentucky John McVay, Louisiana State University Stuart Nielsen, University of Mississippi Lorelei Patrick, Louisiana State University Carlos Prada, Louisiana State University Noah Reid, Louisiana State University Katie Stryjewski, Boston University Simon Uribe-Convers, University of Idaho Ben Winger, University of Chicago 2009Carolina Gomez-Navarro, University of California, Berkeley
Rosanne Healy, University of Minnesota Patricia Lu-Irving, University of Washington Amy Luxbacher, University of Minnesota Jamie Oaks, University of Kansas Christopher Owen, University of Connecticut Jozef Slowik, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Fernanda Werneck, Brigham Young University Dawn Xiao, University of Toronto 2008Arley Camargo, Brigham Young University
Andres Cuervo, Louisiana State University Mauricio Diazgranados, St. Louis University Jessica Davis, Iowa State University Tom Giarla, University of Minnesota Zacharias Gompert, University of Wyoming Amanda Grusz, Duke University Maribeth Latvis, University of Florida, Gainesville Chris Muir, Indiana University Findley Ransler, Cornell University Benjamin Reinhart, Purdue University Kevin Weitemier, Portland State University Tim Whitfeld, University of Minnesota 2007Heather Shull, Boston University
Tracy Misiewicz, Northwestern University Anjan Bhullar, University of Texas, Austin Kate Hertweck, University of Missouri, Columbia Josephine Rodriguez, University of Illinois Carl Rothfels, Duke University Barbara Banbury, Washington State University David Winter, University of Otago, New Zealand Amanda Cass, Cornell University Robert Thomson, University of California, Davis Emilie Bess, Illinois Natural History Survey Luisa Montalvo, Universidad Los Andes, Colombia 2006Stuart Willis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Julie Allen, University of Florida Erik Sperling, Yale University Seth Bybee, University of Florida Jacob Esselstyn, University of Kansas Cameron Siler, University of Kansas Erin Tripp, Duke University |
Recent winners2022
Jamael Abato, Hokkaido University
Antonia Androski, University of New Mexico Ellie Becklund, Ohio University Caroline Brose, University of Wyoming Mark Angelo Bucay, Academia Sinica Connor Burgin, University of New Mexico Emily Carr, American Museum of Natural History Haley Carter, Northwestern University Claudenice Hilda Dalastra, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Lindsey DeHaan, University of Michigan Alonso Delgado, The Ohio State University Samantha Donohoo, Auburn University Judicael Fomekong Lontchi, Brigham Young University Alex Franzen, University of Oklahoma Chauncey Gadek, University of New Mexico Jordan Gossett, University of Hawaii Wilson Guillory, Rutgers University Manuel Iturriaga Monsisbay, Instituto de Biología of UNAM, Mexico Alexander Jacobsen, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology Carson Kephart, The Ohio State University Jan Kreider, University of Groningen Shelby Krupar, University of Florida Quinn McCallum, Louisiana State University Rebecca Jean Millena, American Museum of Natural History Shelby Moshier, The Ohio State University Dexcem Pantinople, Mississippi State University Kateryn Pino, Universidad de Concepción Vanessa Pitusi, The University Center in Svalbard Antonio Rayos, The University of Sydney Yanã Rizzieri, Cornell University Laura Alexandra Rojas Arias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Jonas Santos, Museu Nacional - UFRJ Raunak Sen, Cornell University Minyoung Son, University of Minnesota Jeffery Stallman, Purdue University Rachel Stone, Case Western Reserve University Hiranya Sudasinghe, University of Bern Kailin Sun, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Elkin Tenorio, City University of New York Ethan Tolman, American Museum of Natural History Kevin Torgersen, University of Louisiana at Lafayette David Vander Pluym, Louisiana State University Jacob Watts, University of Colorado, Boulder Elizabeth White, Florida International University Amelia Zietlow, American Museum of Natural History 2021
Alice Assmar, McGill University
Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Louisiana State University Anna Becker, University of Florida Madeleine Becker, Smithsonian Institution David Cerny, University of Chicago Austin Chipps, Louisiana State University Robert Comito, California Botanic Garden Dylan DeBaun, American Museum of Natural History Sydney Decker, Ohio State University Nicholas Engle-Wrye, Mississippi State University Blake Fauskee, Duke University Heloísa Fernandes Flores, Universidade de São Paulo Suelen Gamarra, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Nora Gavin-Smyth, Northwestern University Eric Hagen, University of Arkansas Gabriele Ilarde, University of Minnesota Sean Kelly, San Diego State University Heather Kenny Duddela, University of Colorado Chris McDaniels, University of New Mexico Thomas Murphy, University of Florida Tanner Myers, Auburn University Whitney Nakashima, University of California, Los Angeles Louis Nastasi, Pennsylvania State University Leroy Nuñez, American Museum of Natural History Jared Osland, Florida State University Sofia Paz-Sedano, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Juliette Rubin, University of Florida Christine Sosiak, New Jersey Institute of Technology Megan Sporre, Texas A&M University Janelle Talavera, State University of New York at Binghamton Rodrigo Tinoco Figueroa, University of Michigan Michael Tofflemire, San Diego State University Ifeoma Ugwuanyi, University of New South Wales Luciano Varela, Universidad de la República, Uruguay Bridget Vincent, University of California at Santa Barbara Kristen Wacker, University of Michigan Amanda Weller, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Ben Wiens, University of Kansas Keiffer Williams, Clemson University Alexander Worm, Arkansas State University Victor Zucchetti, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 2020
James Andrews, University of Michigan
Ioana Anghel, University of California, Los Angeles Laymon Ball, Louisiana State University Grant Broyles, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Amy Byerly, University of Denver Roberta Canton, Louisiana State University Marcus Chua, George Mason University Brandon Claridge, Utah State University Dirley Cortes, McGill University Hayden Davis, University of Washington Devon DeRaad, University of Kansas Alexis Diaz, University of Miami Rowan French, University of Toronto Michelle Gaynor, University of Florida Olivia Gearner, Purdue University Matias Gomez-Corrales, University of Rhode Island Aaron Goooman, American Museum of Natural History Heru Handika, Louisiana State University Erik Iverson, University of Texas at Austin Emma Lehmberg, Texas A&M University Bryan MacNeill, University of Alabama Kelly Martin, University of Idaho Alix Matthews, Arizona State University Ian Medeiros, Duke University Zachary Muscavitch, University of Connectivut Gabriel Novaes-e-Fagundes, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz Jessie Pelosi, University of Florida Anna Penna, University of Texas at San Antonio Daniel Rivadeneira, Universidade Federal do Parana Bryce Robinson, Cornell University Katie Sanbonmatsu, Texas A&M University Linley Sherin, McGill University Kyle Simpson, Texas A&M University Elizabeth Steell, Cambridge University David Tan, University of New Mexico William Thomas, Stony Brook University Javier Torres, University of Kansas Courtney Whitcher, Florida State University Bethany Zumwalde, University of Florida 2019
Alvaro Brum-Neto, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Amanda (Yingtong) Wu, University of Missouri, St. Louis Anne Thomas, University of Cambridge Brooke Washburn, University of Denver Daniel Paluh, University of Florida Dario Faustino, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Drew Duckett, The Ohio State University Eamon Corbett, Louisiana State University Elizaveta Terlova, University of Connecticut Emily Lau, University of California Santa Barbara Eric Gulson-Castillo, University of Michigan Grace Musser, The University of Texas at Austin Inbar Maayan, Harvard University Jason Williams, University of Florida Jessie Williamson, University of New Mexico Jillian Sanderson, University of Toronto José Lemes, Universidade Federal do Paraná Kelsie Hunnicutt, University of Denver Kurt Bryant Bacharo, University of San Carlos Marianne Nilsen Haugen, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway Nattapol Kraisitudomsook, University of Florida Omar Rojas-Padilla, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Patrick McKenzie, Columbia University Paula Carolina Rodriguez Flores, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (MNCN-CSIC) Rebekah Mohn, University of Minnesota Rhett Rautsaw, Clemson University Robert Conrow, Drexel University Sandra Muro, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Sean Keogh, University of Minnesota Taliesin Kinser, University of Florida Teresa Pegan, University of Michigan Tobit Liyandja, American Museum of Natural History; University of Kinshasa Walter Paulin Tapondjou, University of Kansas 2018
Adrian Troya, Universidade Federal do Parana
Alexander Skeels, Australian National University Andrew Rankin, University of Idaho Angela Hansen, University of Colorado Boulder Benedikt Kuhnhaeuser, University of Oxford Carly Anderson Stewart, University of Colorado at Boulder Chloe Nash, University of Chicago Cody Howard, Florida Museum of Natural History Corinthia Black, Auburn University Danaan DeNeve Weeks, University of California Merced Danielle Simon, University of Toronto & Royal Ontario Museum Derek Filipek, University of Kentucky Elida Gamero, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Erik Funk, University of Colorado Boulder Glaucia Del-Rio, Louisiana State University Guillermo Bañares de Dios, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Isaac Marck, University of California Berkeley Jacob Suissa, Harvard University James Saulsbury, University of Michigan Jennifer Spillane, University of New Hampshire Joyce Chery, University of California Berkeley Kevin Chovanec, University of Kansas Kinsey Brock, University of California Merced Lindsey Riibe, University of Florida Lourdes Echevarría, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Luke Campillo, University of Hawai'i Mara DeMers, University of Minnesota Mariah Donohue, University of Kentucky Moises Escalona, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Natalie Hamilton, The Ohio State University Nicolas Locatelli, Columbia University Nicolas Mongiardino Koch, Yale University Olivia Boyd, Oregon State University Pamela Hart, Louisiana State University Paraskevi Lampri, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Paul Dougherty, University of Wyoming Perry Beasley-Hall, The University of Sydney Pietro de Mello, University of Kansas Sarah Morris, RBG Kew & Queen Mary University of London Sofia Prado-Irwin, Harvard University Stephen Gottschalk, Fordham University Tom Raven, University of Brighton |