The Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology (PLE) invites applications for Pape/Darbaker/McKinley Grants in Aid of Research. PLE is a vibrant research and education facility located on Lake Pymatuning in Northwest Pennsylvania. PLE's research facilities are spread across 350 acres and include access to a variety of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (http://www.biology.pitt.edu/facilities/pymatuning/research). Its 10,000+ square feet of laboratory facilities include a field laboratory adjacent to an open field that can be used for large-scale replicated experiments, a modern molecular laboratory, and facilities for animal, plant and aquatic studies.
Pape/Darbaker/McKinley Grants are intended to support researchers in the early stages of their ecological and evolutionary research programs at PLE. Grant proposals are submitted each year in February and several awards are made, generally not exceeding $3,500. Most awards go to graduate students, but consideration will be given to recent Ph.D.’s and more senior researchers interested in initiating new work at PLE. The due date for 2016 grant proposals is February 6, 2016. Please visit our website for further details about the application process: http://www.biology.pitt.edu/facilities/pymatuning/research-grants
