Student Grants & Awards

All Travel and Research Grants applications must be submitted online on the Academy website and meet all of the posted eligibility requirements.   Hard-copy submissions are not accepted.
You will receive an email confirmation for all applications. If you do not receive email confirmation within one week, please contact the Chair (Brian Burnes, bburnes01@gmail.com) as soon as possible. All posted deadlines will be strictly enforced.

Travel Grants

Limited nominal travel grants will be available to student members who otherwise would not be able to attend the Annual Meeting of the Academy.  Grant amounts are determined by distance of travel to the meeting and do not cover lodging.  Priority will be given to applications submitted by students who will present a paper and/or poster at the Annual Meeting.  Online submission deadline is February 1, 2024.  Checks for awarded travel grants will be available for pick-up at the meeting registration desk.

Research Grants

Research grants, in amounts usually not exceeding $250, are available for student members’ projects that meet eligibility requirements.  Online submission deadline is February 1, 2024.

Paper and Poster Competition Awards

All student member paper and poster submissions are automatically entered in the Paper and Poster Competition. The author(s) of the winning papers or posters will be announced and award checks presented at the AAS Annual Banquet.  All competition winners are encouraged to publish their papers in the Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science.

Additional information on the Annual Meeting can be obtained from the Executive Director (Jack Shelley-Tremblay, jstremblay@southalabama.edu, (251) 460-6883, the Local Arrangements Committee (Donna Perygin, dperygin@jsu.edu )  or the Academy website.  The official website for the 101st Annual meeting of the Academy contains extensive information on the meeting, housing, and parking.  Please go to
https://www.alabamaacademyofscience.org/aasajas-registration-form/ 

 

Grants and Awards, and Their Accompanying Applications
on the Alabama Academy of Science Website