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Research Grants
Howie Wier Memorial Conservation Grant
Anza-Borrego Institute congratulates Tiago José Pereira, our 2011 Howie Wier Memorial Conservation Grant recipient. Tiago is an Entomology/Nematology student at University of California, Riverside. He will be studying the diversity and systematics of tylenchid nematodes (Tylenchida) in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Grants of up to $2,000 are awarded anually to assist graduate students conducting field studies in ecology, systematics, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology in the Colorado Desert and Peninsular Range region of southern California. The deadline for the 2011 grant cycle is December 15, 2010.
2012 Howie Wier Grant Announcement
2012 Howie Wier Grant Application
Harold A. “Howie” Wier (1952-2001) was a native San Diegan and a lifelong naturalist. He worked as a biological consultant and conservation biologist throughout southern California. He was active in the California Native Plant Society, a past President of San Diego Audubon, and a long-time member of the Anza-Borrego Foundation. This grant program was established by Anza-Borrego Institute with the help of Howie’s family, friends, and colleagues as a fitting tribute to Howie’s passion.
Harold A. “Howie” Wier
2011 Begole Archaeological Research Grant
The Begole Archaeological Research Grant (BARG) program is designed to support scientific archaeological research in Colorado Desert District parks and in other areas of the California and Baja California Desert regions which may have direct connections with or scientific applications to CDD parks.
The deadline for proposal submissions is May 31, 2011 (the designated form must be used). Successful applicants will be notified by July 5, 2011.
There are no restrictions on the topics of the research proposals, as long as they are archaeological in scope and/or focus. Priority may be given to original research dealing with the earliest periods of prehistory. Applicants may be registered undergraduate or graduate students, faculty and/or titled researchers at academic institutions, staff of federal, state, or county agencies, employed in the private cultural resource management sector, or independent scholars. The BARG is funded through an endowment created by pioneering Anza-Borrego Desert State Park archaeologist, Robert S. Begole.
ABDSP Paleontology Society Educational Support Program
The Paleontology Society Educational Support Program provides grant support to its members, State Park staff and scientists and scholars pursuing educational or research activities relevant to paleontology in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and its surrounding region. Applications for grants have no deadline.
Application for Small Grant (less than $250)
Learn more about the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Paleontology Society
