Community science—Also known as public participation in science, these projects include members of the public in any part of the scientific process, from question generation and data collection to analyses and presentation of results.
K-12 education program—Development and implementation of standards-based lessons, for formal or informal educational settings.
Art show, exhibition or performance—A non-traditional approach to communication of research processes or results.
Workshop—Share a scientific skill with interested participants of any age. Indoor or outdoor venues, depending on the topic. Some "workshops" may look more like a hike or other outdoor experience.
Website feature—Create a story or "feature" about your research for the Biodiversity Institute website. Stories can be in written format with images, and other multimedia content, or can be in the form of a video or audio podcast.
Social media campaign—Create a social media campaign to be published through the Biodiversity Institute's social media accounts. Plan an account takeover, plan an AMA (ask me anything), or create a series of image and text posts about your research and results for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Other—We’re open to your ideas!
"“I am beyond grateful to have my graduate research supported by the Biodiversity Institute. Being awarded the Biodiversity Graduate Student Research Enhancement Grant allows me to further my research on the ecology of western bats in a white-nose syndrome positive environment. These funds will support my summer research stipend and will cover the cost of sequencing both insect and internal parasite DNA from bat guano samples. Additionally, I am looking forward to sharing my…"
"I'm very grateful to receive the Biodiversity Institute Graduate Student Enhancement Grant to help support data collection in the summer bridging my masters and doctoral programs. I am continuing and expanding on my M.S. research here at University of Wyoming where I have been investigating plant population responses to drought and neighbor density in the mixed-grass prairie. This additional year of data is especially important because multi-year studies are better able to…"
