Purpose of the award: The purpose of the award is to provide one or more students studying within the geographical boundaries of the Pacific Division or otherwise associated with the Pacific Division with research funds of up to $750 to assist in funding a research project leading to their advanced degree(s).

Funding: On-going funding comes from earnings from an endowment held by the Pacific Division in the name of Alan E. Leviton, former Executive Director and President of the Pacific Division. Additional funds are sought to 1) increase the endowment in order to insure that the full amount is available annually to as many students as possible and 2) provide non-endowed funds to help fund the on-going award on an annual basis. Persons interested in contributing, either to the endowment or to the annual award, should contact Dr. Roger Christianson, Executive Director, AAAS Pacific Division (for contact information, click here).

Application Procedure: The student shall provide a written request, preferrably e-mailed to the Executive Director of the Pacific Division (for contact information, click here), which includes

• Full name


• Contact Information, including
  
• full mailing address
• day telephone
• evening telephone
• e-mail address


• Institution and Department (if not included above)
  
  
• Curriculum vita for student applicant


• Title of the research project for which funding is being sought


• Brief description of the research project (limit 500 words)


• Monetary request, including a description of what the award will be used for and how it will impact the research project
  
  
• Name and e-mail address of major professor


• Letter of recommendation from major professor

CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners of Leviton Student Research Awards

2008

Kathryn A. Hedges, Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University. Major professor: Bruce A. O'Gara. Project: "Copper Exposure Damages both Dopaminergic and GABAneurgic Neurons in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans." Award: $750.

Neil Losin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles. Major Professor: Greg Grether. Project: "The Evolution of Competitive Mimicry in Indonesian Orioles (Oriolus spp.)." Award: $750.

2007