Alaska Pacific University
Environmental Studies / Marine Biology
Guidelines for Final Proposals for
Marine Biology Activities and Research

For APU undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty
Support is available up to $2500 for Junior practica or Senior projects, and
up to $7,500 for master's student or faculty activities.

FINAL PROPOSALS DUE: 30 November 2001 by noon.

Submit final proposals to Jennifer Rochelle, Environmental Studies office, GH 319 and in electronic form by e-mail to dscheel@alaskapacific.edu. Award decisions will be made by 17 December 2001.

Written pre-proposals Final proposals should have been preceded by a written pre-proposal (due 2 November 2000 by noon). Final proposals submitted without a pre-proposal may not receive full consideration.

Final Proposals Guidelines for final proposal are given below. Funding decisions will be made based on the content of the final proposal.

Final Proposal Content & Format

The final proposal must include:

• Project summary
• A full justification for your proposed activities including literature review if appropriate
• A detailed plan for your proposed work and use of the funds
• Literature cited
• Biographical sketch
• A complete budget.

Format details are provided on the web at http://marine.alaskapacific.edu/marine/PCCF-format.html

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Scientific merit or relevance to the appropriate field.
• Relevance to the goals of supporting activities related to fisheries, Alaska oceans & seas, or activities that develop the Marine Biology program at APU.
• Applicability of the proposed methods to conducting the proposed activity and availability of funds.