Math­ias grants help cover the cost of field­work at NRS reserves. Here, 2005–2006 Math­ias award win­ner Michael Limm stud­ies Pacific lam­prey at Angelo Coast Range Reserve. Image credit: Lob­sang Wangdu

Fif­teen grad­u­ate stu­dents from eight dif­fer­ent Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia cam­puses have been awarded Mil­dred E. Math­ias Grad­u­ate Stu­dent Research Grants. Each will receive up to $3,000 to sup­port their field stud­ies. The research projects will be con­ducted at a dozen dif­fer­ent NRS reserves across the state.

Math­ias grants are awarded to UC grad­u­ate stu­dents based on the aca­d­e­mic mer­its of their pro­pos­als and the need to rely on spe­cific NRS sites to con­duct the research. Pref­er­ence is given to stu­dents at an early stage of their careers, as well as under­rep­re­sented fields of study. Eight of the 2010 awardees are in the first or sec­ond year of their grad­u­ate stud­ies, while three have received Math­ias grants in the past.

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