Grants-in-Aid of Research Instructions

To apply for this award you will need:

  • Research Proposal - limited to 2 pages, 12 pt font, 0.5" margins. Literature Cited may be on a separate page.
  • Itemized budget for the proposed work. Travel to meetings, salary, and living expenses will not be supported.
    • Categorize each item as Equipment, Supplies, or Travel
    • Indicate expected source of funds (ASM, Sigma Xi, etc.) and indicate with an "X" if a commitment has been made for that item.
    • Give estimated total cost and amount requested from ASM.
  • Arrange for one letter of recommendation from your research advisor to be sent to ASM via a link that will be provided to them in an email (you must supply an email address).
  • If you have received a Grant-in-Aid of research previously, you will have to provide the year it was awarded, title of the proposal, amount awarded, status of any resulting publications, and a brief summary of progress.
  • For the file attachments, please use this naming convention: "LAST NAME _ DOCUMENT TYPE" (ex. Smith_Proposal.doc, Smith_Budget.doc, Smith_GIA.doc ).