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IAEP STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT AWARD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2019
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD IAEP STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT 2019 APPLICATION FORM
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The SRGP is an effort to increase student interest in the environmental professions and to support them in conducting research and defining their career goals. The student research grant program will review all applications and give one First Place award of $2,000, Second Place award of $1,500 and Third Place of $1,000 and Honorable Mention of $750 to aid students in conducting their research project (limited to supplies and mileage).  Winners will also be required to create a poster in HTML or PDF format of their research project to be posted on the IAEP website (both prior to project initiation and updated after the project has been completed). Winners will present their research results at the IAEP Golf Outing.
ELIGIBILITY
  • Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college/university located in Illinois. Undergraduates must be enrolled in at least his/her sophomore year
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on a 5.0 scale).
  • Have a declared major in a science, engineering or policy related discipline.  The following are examples of acceptable majors:  civil, chemical or environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental studies, biology, hydrogeology, geology, geography, ecology, industrial hygiene, toxicology, environmental policy. NOTE:  this list is not exhaustive.
  • Be a student member of IAEP (Applicants may join at the time of packet submission)
 RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL – REQUIRED DOCUMENTSApplicants will prepare a research grant proposal (3 pages maximum) containing the following headings and associated content:
  • INTRODUCTION
    • Discuss the significance of the project
    • State a hypothesis(es) or research objectives
  • RESEARCH PLAN
    • Experimental design
      • Description and map of study area (if you are doing a field project)
      • Methods and procedures
    • Project timeline
  • BUDGET
    • List of supplies and estimated costs
    • Estimated travel/mileage expenses
  • REFERENCES CITED
    • APA or MLA format is acceptable
 LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM RESEARCH ADVISOR
  1. Your application must include a letter from a research advisor stating how long he/she has known the applicant and testifying to the applicant’s ability and motivation to complete the proposed project.  
 UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF APPLICANT’S ACADEMIC RECORD
Congratulations to our 2018 STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT AWARD WINNERS!

1st Place:  Phyllis Pischl, NIU Dept. of Biological Sciences 
Project Link:   Endangered Grasses

Second:  Anna K. Farrell, Master's Student, Biological Sciences
Northern Illinois University
​Project Link:   Management Diversity/Prairie

Third:  Glenn Simpson – Lead in Mosses

Honorable Mentions:  Mimi Payne & Margaret Mullen – Urban Lead in Soil Study

Special Thanks to our 2017 Golf Outing Fundraiser Sponsors who helped to fund these Research Grant Award Winners!

Gold Sponsor Advanced Disposal Serv Orchard Hills Landfill
Gold Sponsor Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Gold Sponsor ATC Group Services
Gold Sponsor Christopher B. Burke Engineering
Gold Sponsor ERIS
Gold Sponsor ERM
Gold Sponsor G2 Consulting Group
Gold Sponsor Hi-Tek Environmental Inc (STAT Analysis)
Gold Sponsor Natural Resource Technology
Gold Sponsor Stiles Inc.
Gold Sponsor StormTrap
Gold Sponsor Winston Engineering
Silver Sponsor Hygieneering
Silver Sponsor Pace Analytical Services
Silver Sponsor CABENO Env. Field Services
Copper Sponsor Aon Environmental Insurance
Copper Sponsor Bryan Cave, LLP
Copper Sponsor Clean Harbors Env. Services
Copper Sponsor EDR
Copper Sponsor Eco-Rental Solutions
Copper Sponsor ENTACT, LLC
Bronze Sponsor EDR
Supporter Lehigh Hanson
Supporter Vertex Engineering
Supporter Clean Harbors Env. Services
Supporter Aerotek Env. & Engineering
Supporter Miller Canfield
Supporter HNTB
Supporter Emerson & Elder, P.C.
Supporter Plote Construction/Beverly Materials

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