NSF Org:	DBI Division of Biological Infrastructure
Recipient:	RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Initial Amendment Date:	March 28, 2024
Latest Amendment Date:	July 25, 2024
Award Number:	2349462
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Amanda Simcox asimcox@nsf.gov  (703)292-8165 DBI  Division of Biological Infrastructure BIO  Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date:	October 1, 2024
End Date:	September 30, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$463,568.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$463,568.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2024 = $463,568.00
History of Investigator:	Edmund Brodie (Principal Investigator) bbrodie@virginia.edu Eric Nagy (Former Principal Investigator) Edmund Brodie (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Virginia Main Campus 1001 EMMET ST N CHARLOTTESVILLE VA  US  22903-4833 (434)924-4270
Sponsor Congressional District:	05
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Virginia Main Campus 1001 N EMMET ST CHARLOTTESVILLE VA  US  22903-4833
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	05
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	JJG6HU8PA4S5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES
Primary Program Source:	01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	9250
Program Element Code(s):	113900
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.074

ABSTRACT

This REU Site award to University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, VA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. Research is conducted at Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), Pembroke, VA. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Participants will be trained in the full process of scientific biological research, from thesis generation, to hypothesis building, experimental design and execution, analysis, interpretation, and communication. Many participants will present their work at scientific conferences and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All participants will emerge as scientifically literate citizens. Assessment of the program will be done through an online tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Mountain Lake Biological Station has hosted a NSF REU Site program since 1993. Students should apply using NSF ETAP.

The project supports guided but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Many university-based research labs working at the field station mentor participants in a wide range of biological research areas (past student projects: mlbs.org/pastprojects). Participants and mentors live and work full-time at the field station. The program includes formal training in the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics and professional behavior, writing and presentation techniques, and other aspects of scientific and academic life. Participants prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Applicants provide personal interest and professional goal statements, college course information, and a letter of recommendation. Project senior personnel and research mentors select participants. Research areas for the upcoming summer are provided at mlbs.org/REUFutureProjects. More information about the program is available by contacting the PI (E. Nagy) or the co-PI (E. Brodie).

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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