Grants-In-Aid of Undergraduate Research
from the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Description
The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University is pleased to award small grants in support of faculty-supervised research by Harvard undergraduates. Projects in any subject area are eligible for support, although priority may be given to projects that utilize the MCZ's research collections, laboratories and other facilities, and to related field work. Projects that facilitate senior honors theses or associated preliminary studies are particularly encouraged.

Awards range from $500 to $2500 and may provide support for the academic year (fall and spring semesters) or summer. Applicants for spring and summer grants are strongly encouraged to simultaneously apply for research support from the Harvard College Research Program (HCRP).

Eligibility
Harvard University undergraduates only

Application
Applicants must complete a standard application form. Applications consist of a brief research proposal (maximum 500 words) and must identify a Harvard faculty member who has agreed to supervise the project. The proposal should describe the project's goals, the specific plan to accomplish those goals, and the role of the faculty sponsor. The faculty reference letter may be emailed or mailed separately by your sponsor.

Application Form
To submit your completed form via email, download the application form and change the file name to your own and click "Save". Send this saved document to grants@oeb.harvard.edu in an email as an attachment.

or mail* application to:

Catherine Weisel
OEB Administration
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

*Applications submitted via mail should include 5 hardcopies of the full application. Mailed applications, including letters of support, if mailed separately, must be received by the application deadline.

Deadlines
Proposals are reviewed three times a year.
Fall: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Spring: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Summer: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Decisions typically will be announced within one month of each deadline.

Questions
For additional information, please contact Catherine Weisel at grants@oeb.harvard.edu or (617) 495-2460.