IAS Senior Research Grants Program

The Indiana Academy of Science's Senior Research Grants Program provides funding up to $5000 for research initiatives. Open to Academy members and their sponsored students, it supports essential research costs, including supplies and travel. Proposals are welcomed from diverse scientific disciplines, with a focus on projects beneficial to Indiana and those led by researchers with limited access to larger funding opportunities.

The Indiana Academy of Science Senior Research Grants Program makes awards of up to $5000 to Academy members or students they sponsor to purchase supplies, support travel and field expenses, pay research assistants, and provide other items required to conduct novel scientific research. The deadlines for the submission of proposals to the chair of the Research Grants Committee are 15 September and 1 March of each year
Program Background
In 1964, income from bequests made by Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wright to the Indiana Academy of Science Foundation became available for the support of scientific research. Since that time, the Academy’s Research Grants Committee has been responsible for developing guidelines, reviewing proposals, and determining awards made possible by the Wright funds. The resulting Indiana Academy of Science Senior Research Grants Program has provided support to approximately 40 scientists each year for the past decade.
The Committee considers proposals from Academy members representative of all scientific disciplines. Past grants have reflected the full spectrum of research activities by Academy members. At the same time, they have also reflected the mission of the Academy and awards have favored supporting scientists with limited access to major national funding for whom modest sums available may permit the initiation or continuation of investigations of potential value. Projects of potential special value for the State of Indiana are also given strong priority.

Eligibility

You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Members of the Academy in good standing during the preceding year and at the time of the application and recently joined members who have never previously applied for a research grant from the Academy are eligible to apply.