To apply for a grant, formal and informal educators are invited to submit a proposal of no more than three pages that addresses the following:

 

Brief description of the proposer’s organization, including population served, number of students/participants who will be included in the grant-related activities and their ages/grades. 

• Describe the proposed local student research symposium (SRS) or research project.

• If requesting support for a local SRS, describe the host organization, SRS target population, proposed location and date, and any external sources of funding, if applicable.

• If requesting research equipment and/or supplies:

  • Explain how student research will be incorporated into curricula or youth group activities.

  • Describe how the quality of youth citizen science measurements will be assured, the protocols documented, and the data reported and shared.

  • Explain how research results and conclusions will be documented and shared by participants.

• For both grant types, describe how participant involvement in scientific ways of thinking will be assessed and reported to YLACES.

 

In addition to the brief proposal, please include a resume of the applicant, including email and telephone number.

 

Grant proposals are due by either February 28th or July 15th and should be submitted by email to dixon@ylaces.org. One grant proposal is accepted per cycle.