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<p class="Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F2023">Request for Proposals: Student Research Rapid Grants
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F2023">The California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) is providing grants to support student research in California’s biodiversity. Student Research Rapid Grants provide rapid funding for research focusing
on insect, fungi, and soil biodiversity project goals. Most activities will involve field collecting, museum collections, or sequencing, but other approaches are eligible and encouraged to apply.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F2023">Funding is available in support of State of California efforts to complete specimen based ATBI and associated DNA barcode reference library for all California. Rapid Grants swiftly provide up to
$600 to support current and ongoing research that aligns with the above goals. Grant money can be used to help cover travel and collection costs, research supplies, and/ or sequencing costs. If applicable, successful grantees will be provided training, protocols,
and material to help collect insect, fungi, and soil biodiversity across California.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F2023">If you are working with insects, fungi or soil biodiversity, your work is important, and we look forward to providing rapid grant support to help you succeed. Rapid grants will be reviewed on
a rolling basis. Eligibility is limited to currently enrolled students regardless of degree program. Individuals are limited to one student research rapid grant per year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1F2023">Please use this application to request rapid grants:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#0562C1">https://forms.gle/bSmZmsYjsahsezgR6
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">For questions, please contact:
<span style="color:#0562C1">CaliBiodiversityGrants@gmail.com</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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