The Stan Cobb Endowment for Marine Biology makes two types of awards to support experiential education in marine biology at URI:
The Cobb Endowment Independent Research Award
and
The Cobb Endowment Field Study Award
2008 Field Study Award - Rachel Wigton (Class of 2009; for work on cephalopod biology in Bermuda)
Click here for the 2008 call for applications (an example).
The call for applications for 2010 will be announced in the Fall 2009 semester.
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The Stan Cobb Endowment was established by friends, family, students and colleagues upon Dr. Cobb's retirement in 2004. The kickoff for the Endowment was held on October 27th, 2006 during the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Marine Biology Program. An endowment committee, with membership consisting of Dr. Cobb and several URI marine biology alumni, has been established to provide guidance concerning the use of the Endowment .
Cobb Endowment has begun to support experiential learning in marine biology. It will provide funding for independent research projects carried out by students under faculty supervision and may provide a cash reward for the best student project of the year in marine biology. It will also help in supplementing costs of longer field trips associated with formal courses, or research field trips organized by a faculty member. Within the context of experiential learning, it will also support community-building activities among Marine Biology students.
If you would like to contribute to the Stan Cobb Endowment, you may make your check payable to: URI Foundation #382 (put "Stan Cobb Endowment" in the memo line) and mail to: URI Foundation, 79 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881
YOUR GIFT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS OF YOUNG MARINE BIOLOGISTS AT URI.
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