Research Grants at Lacawac
Lacawac is committed to supporting primary scientific research. Thanks to the generosity of the Watres and Moeller families, we are able to offer research grants to faculty, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduate students. The Robert Estabrook Moeller Research Fellow Award and the Isabel and Arthur Watres Student Research Award funds scholars conducting research that incorporates Lacawac's natural resources.
Applications for both opportunities are accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications begins April 15th of each year. See below for details, previous awardees, and to apply!
Applications for both opportunities are accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications begins April 15th of each year. See below for details, previous awardees, and to apply!
Robert Estabrook Moeller Research Fellow Award
Lacawac is now accepting applications for the 2024 R.E. Moeller Research Award
Applicants can be graduate students, post docs, or faculty. Preference will be given to scholars who are new Lacawac users or are starting new projects, and who request funding to cover Lacawac lodging, lab, and/or boat fees. Awards are up to $5,000 but are generally ~$2,500.
2022/23 R. E. Moeller Fellows
Sarah Princiotta, Penn State, Schuylkill
Biological Drivers of Cyanobacteria Blooms Sarah DeVaul Princiotta is an aquatic microbial ecologist with training in phycology. She received her B.S. and Ph.D., both in biology, from Temple University. Following her graduate studies, Dr. Princiotta served as the Director of Research and Education at Lacawac Sanctuary Biological Field Station (Lake Ariel, PA). She completed postdoctoral work on plankton dynamics along a land-use gradient at Hancock Biological Station (Murray State University, KY). |
Isabel and Arthur Watres Student Research Award
Lacawac is now accepting applications for the 2024 Isabel and Arthur Watres Student Research Award
Applicants can be undergraduate students at any stage of their degree program. Students must be advised by a faulty member, graduate student, or post-doc. Preference will be given to scholars who are new Lacawac users or are starting new projects, and who request funding to cover Lacawac lodging, lab, and/or boat fees. Awards are up to $500 but are generally ~$250.
2020 A. Watres Student Research Fellows
Benjamin Harris, Bard College
Advisor: Robyn Smyth, Bard College
Assessing phytoplankton of the surface and deep chlorophyll maxima of Lake Lacawac