Grants

Angus Gavin Migratory Bird Research Grant

The Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Fund was created in 1983 with gifts from Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), now ConocoPhillips, and ARCO employees in honor of Angus Gavin. The fund supports research on migratory bird species, their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Grants are used for the support of research on bird species found either permanently or seasonally in Alaska or its coastal waters, including their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Research specific to management of bird species is given preference. Since the endowment’s creation, it has awarded over $385,000 in research.

Application process:

Gavin Application
Gavin Protocol
Gavin Submission Checklist

Deadline:

The deadline for receipt of complete proposals including applications, transcripts and letters of reference is November 15, 2008. Any proposals received after the deadline will be returned unopened to the applicant.  The successful recipient will be notified of the committee's decision in early February 2009.  The committee's decision on the merits of proposals is final. Requests for smaller amounts or partial funding will be considered.

Past recipients:

2008—Caroline Van Hemert and Emily Weiser
2007—Justine Sears and Travis Booms
2006—Hector Douglas III and Kate Martin
2005—Audrey Taylor
2004—Cory Williams, Heather Wilson, and Laura Sederstrom
2003—Danielle Mather, Sarah Anne Sonsthagen, Laura Phillips, and James Maley
2002—Andrew Johnson, Matthew Miller, and Hector Douglas III
2001—Thomas Braile and Hector Douglas III
2000—Deborah Rocque
1999—Christin Pruitt
1998—James Sedinger and Verena Gill
1997—Pamela Svete and Amy Zacheis
1996—Ann Johnson
1995—Brian Person
1994—Brian Lance


Awards

Harold T. Caven Professorship

The Harold T. Caven Professorship was established in 1974 with a generous gift from Mrs. Loretta Caven.  Dr. Caven was a longtime Alaskan who first came to the state in 1943.  He served as a Director and a Vice President of First National Bank of Anchorage.

The University of Alaska Foundation is no longer accepting proposals for the Harold T. Caven Professorship for 2007.  Please check back in the fall of 2009.


Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence

Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence is awarded each year by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alaska Foundation to the individual whose work has demonstrated excellence in support of Alaska’s State University. The prize is was established in 1988 with a generous gift from the late Edith R. Bullock, who was a member of Alaska’s Territorial House of Representatives, Territorial Senate, the University Board of Regents, Alaska Business Hall of Fame and an Alaskan of the Year.

Nomination process:
Any individual, regardless of University affiliation, is eligible for nomination for the prize.  The selection committee will base its decision primarily on two criteria:

1. The extent to which the individual demonstrates a specific, definable, notable accomplishment which benefits the University (establishment of an academic or administrative program, the development of a course, the successful completion of a project, the achievement of a research discovery, the provision of a needed university or public service, the achievement of an educational goal, the publication of a thesis or paper, the achievement of national recognition, etc).
2. The extent to which the individual demonstrates general support of the University either through service, advocacy, philanthropy, etc.

Click here for the application form

Nominations received in other formats will not be accepted.  Only complete nominations will be considered.

Deadline:
All nominations from all sources must be received in the Foundation Office on or before the December 1, 2008 deadline, to be considered for the 2008 prize.  Nominations received by the Foundation after that date will be considered for next year’s prize.

Past recipients:
2008—Judith Kleinfeld
2007—Paul Reichardt
2006—Scott Goldsmith
2005—James Lynch
2004—Lauren Bruce
2003—Ann Parrish
2002—Stephen Haycox
2001—Sue McHenry
2000—Wendy Redman
1999—Ron Spatz
1998—Terrence Cole
1997—Syun Akasofu
1996—Gretchen Bersch
1995—Wallace Olsen
1993—Thomas Royer and Genter Weller
1993—John Choon Kim
1991—Betty Hoch
1990—Marilyn Johnson