"Awards are expected to range between $500 and $2,500," Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, professor of biological sciences at SUNY Oswego, said. "Grant recipients need not be affiliated with the college or the field station."

The program is intended to support and encourage research, education and public service projects at Rice Creek Field Station. Proposals oriented toward basic and applied research in field biology, the natural sciences, earth sciences, education, social sciences and service projects will be considered.

Submissions must be made electronically. For more information and proposal submission guidelines, download the Call for Proposals from the program website: http://www.oswego.edu/academics/opportunities/rice_creek_field_station/academics/research/grants.html.