Diatoms of North AmericaCROASDALE FELLOWSHIP
The Hannah T. Croasdale Fellowships are designed to encourage graduate students to broaden their phycological training by defraying the costs of attending phycology courses at biological field stations. The purpose of the award is to broaden phycological training and not necessarily to further research goals. Proposals to study at field stations associated with universities other than the student's own are especially encouraged. Fellowship support to attend courses unaffiliated with an academic field station should be requested from the Grants-in-Aid of Research Program.
In 1987, the Phycological Society of America established the Hannah T. Croasdale Endowment Fund. Income generated by the fund's endowment supports the Croasdale Fellowship program to encourage graduate students to broaden their phycological training by defraying the costs of attending courses at biological field stations. The purpose of the award is to garner new phycological skillsets, not necessarily to further research goals. Proposals to study at field stations associated with universities other than those affiliated with the student's home institution are especially encouraged. Fellowship support to attend courses unaffiliated with an academic field station should be requested from the Grants-in-Aid of Research Program.
Eligibility: Applicants must be members of PSA. They must be currently enrolled in a graduate program or formally admitted at the time of the submission of the application.
Awards: Fellowship awards are made in the amount of up to $2,250 and are intended to defray costs incurred in taking the course: tuition, travel, room and board. Awards are made directly to the student or payable to the institution offering the course in amounts up to $2,250 each. In recent years, success rates for the Croasdale have been ~50%, but vary year to year.
Evaluation and Selection: The selection of recipients will be based on the overall fit of the proposed course to the applicant’s future career and research objectives, and the potential of the applicant to benefit from attendance. These qualities will be judged from information provided in the completed application, the applicant's transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from the applicant's major advisor. Applications will be evaluated by the members of the PSA Grants and Fellowships Committee and will be notified of the committee's decision as soon as it is available.
