Deadline: April 15, 2016
The Horton Research Grant is open to Ph.D students with a purpose to promote excellence through encouragement of the next generation of professionals in the hydrological sciences. In 1982, the Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union was granted access to a portion of the income of the Robert E. Horton Fund for Hydrologic Research. The first Horton Research Grant was awarded in 1983. Each year the grant has been awarded to up to three students during their candidacy for a Ph.D. degree in hydrology, water resources, or a closely related field.
Award
- Awardees are recognized at the AGU Fall Meeting where they receive a one-year grant (typically $10,000) to cover research costs and related travel expenses ($500 U.S. /$1,000 international). Payment is made directly to the recipients in two installments. The first installment is presented at the AGU Fall Meeting. The second installment is given the following June upon receipt by the Hydrology Section president of a brief progress report.
- The progress report should not exceed two pages in length and should (a) summarize the scientific progress on the project, (b) describe the manner in which the first installment funds have been employed, (c) provide a projection for the expenditure of the second installment funds, and (d) provide an update on the overall progress of the thesis and expected graduation date. The report is due at the office of the Hydrology Section President by June 1, and must contain the signed approval of the faculty research supervisor.
Eligibility
- Graduate students are eligible at any point in their doctoral program in hydrology, water resources, or a closely related field, with the stipulation that they will be enrolled PhD students throughout the duration of the grant (one year from the Fall Meeting where they receive the award.) It is expected that one grant will be directed towards a PhD student in the first half of his/her studies.
- Appropriate topics may be in hydrology (including its physical, chemical, or biological aspects) or in water resources policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology and law).
- Those who do not win an award in any given year are eligible to apply again in subsequent years.
- U.S. citizenship is not a requirement to apply.
- Recipients must be student members of AGU.
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be judged by the selection committee using criteria adapted from the National Science Foundation:
- How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields?
- To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts?
- How clear are the objectives of the proposed work?
- How well qualified is the proposer to conduct the project?
- How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?
- Financial need is not a criterion in the selection of the successful candidate.
Application Process
- Read Proposal Submitting Instructions before you begin application.
- Begin Application Now!
Proposals and supporting letters must be received no later than April 15, 2016 (11:59 PM Eastern Time/3:59 AM GMT on Thursday).
For more information, visit Horton Research Grant.
