Grants are available for IU undergraduate or graduate student research in the environmental sciences (e.g., ecology, geology, atmospheric science, human-environment interactions) at the Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve (RTP) properties.

The goals of this grant program are to encourage and advance IU student research on RTP properties, and to develop a long-term environmental database for the RTP.  Priority will be given to research projects without other external funding sources, but all interested students at the undergraduate and graduate level are encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria

• The quality, feasibility, and appropriateness of the research being proposed
• The promise of positive intellectual growth, regardless of the specific outcome of the research
• Established academic credentials and background for conducting the proposed research
• Academic and intellectual support available to student to complete the research
• Support of the supervising faculty member
• A significant field component based on one or more of the IURTP properties