Research & Outreach Grants & Awards
2023 Biodiversity Institute Grant RFPs to be be announced May 31
The Biodiversity Institute grant programs are funded and managed by the Institute to support basic and applied research, and projects that communicate the scope and value of biodiversity research happening at the University of Wyoming to the public.
The Biodiversity Institute Currently Supports Two Grant Programs
- The Biodiversity Institute's Biodiversity Graduate Student Research Enhancement Grants provide financial support to UW graduate students conducting innovative and high-impact research on topics related to biodiversity in departments across the University .
- The Biodiversity Institute's Novel Outreach and Education Grant program supports exceptionally innovative approaches to science outreach, engagement and education. The program is designed to fund activities that communicate scientific knowledge of how biodiversity is generated, maintained and restored, and the impacts of biological diversity on human well-being.
The Novel Outreach and Education Grant program has replaced the Biodiversity in Art grant program which was offered for 6 years, between 2013 and 2018, and distributed grants to graduate students and faculty.
Cross Disiplinary Support
Over the life of the Biodiversity Institute's grants programs, the Biodiversity Institute has been the largest internal funder of the arts at the Univerity of Wyoming through communications, creative arts and outreach programs supported by funds from the Novel Outreach and Education grant, and Biodiversity in Arts grant program.
Biodiversity Grants
Successful conservation of biological diversity requires both basic and applied research to better inform current and future policy decisions. Because graduate students are a major engine of biodiversity research at UW, the Biodiversity Institute (BI) provides grants to enhance or expand ongoing graduate student research in any field related to biodiversity.
Successful conservation of biological diversity requires the support of an informed and actively engaged public. Public support for biodiversity and its conservation may be increased by providing compelling and relevant evidence of the impact of biodiversity on ecosystem services and human well-being. Maximum amount of the award is $20,000 for one year. We anticipate funding several proposals.
Native American students who are doing biodiversity research relevant to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho will be prioritized for this funding. Applicants must demonstrate that they have a relationship and approval to do the research with either tribe.
2022 Grant Highlights
I am excited to be a recipient of the 2022 Biodiversity Institute Graduate Student Enhancement Grant. This grant is a major boost for my PhD research on…
Christie, a masters student in the Haub School, will be exploring how decisions that affect natural resources are made on the Wind River Indian…
I am extremely grateful to receive a Biodiversity Institute Graduate Student Enhancement Grant to conduct vital research that aims to promote a more…
I am delighted to have received this funding from the Biodiversity Institute to further my research into ecosystem engineers and their impacts on…
This generous award has made it possible for me to continue my second season of studying the biophysics of rare plants in the Greater Yellowstone…