Each year CSUPERB supports several grant programs. A brief description of each is listed below. For more information about each program, click on the appropriate link in the navigation bar at left.

Purpose: This award is designed to foster excellence in graduate student research throughout the California State University system in biotechnology-related research covering a broad range of topics in cellular, molecular, chemical and physical studies of the life sciences. It is named after Professor Don Eden (San Francisco State University) who held his students, colleagues and himself to the highest standards of excellence in research. In 1998, Prof. Eden received the CSUPERB Faculty Research Award and was a tireless participant in CSUPERB governance from that time until his death in 2000. (While the scope of this award was broadened in Fall 2003, because Prof. Eden’s own research was in biophysics and physical biochemistry, nomination of students using these approaches is particularly encouraged.)

Eligibility: Any CSU student engaged in graduate research who will be presenting their work at a national or international meeting following the January CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium. To be considered, each nominee must be nominated by a CSU faculty member, must write an essay, must present a poster at the January CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium, and must give a short oral presentation in the "Research in the CSU" session of the symposium.

Award: A cash prize of $500 to be used to further the education of the student and a travel award of up to $1000 to cover travel to a national meeting for the presentation of the award-winning research.

Purpose: This award will foster excellence in undergraduate student research throughout the California State University system in biotechnology-related research covering a broad range of topics in cellular, molecular, and biochemical life sciences. It is named after Dean Glenn Nagel (Cal State University, Long Beach), who held his students to a high level of integrity in research while a biochemistry professor at Cal State Fullerton and later worked to promote high-quality undergraduate research as Dean of Natural Science and Mathematics at Long Beach. He was an active agent of CSUPERB governance from its inception in 1987 until his death in 2003 and was the CSUPERB Andreolli Faculty Service Awardee in 1996.

Eligibility: Any CSU undergraduate student who will be presenting their work at a national or international meeting following the January CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium. To be considered, each nominee must be nominated by a CSU faculty member, must write an essay and must present a poster at the January CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium.

Award: A cash prize of $500 to be used to further the education of the student and a travel award of up to $1000 to cover travel to a national meeting for the presentation of the award-winning research.

Purpose: This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding student teaching achievement by a CSU student in the biotechnology educational arena encompassing the interface of chemistry, biology, engineering, and business. This award is named after Professor Crellin Pauling (San Francisco State University) for his extraordinary contributions to the training of teachers and scientists and his commitment to the creation of a scientifically literate electorate.

Eligibility: CSU undergraduate or graduate students nominated by CSU faculty. To be considered, each nominee must also write a narrative.

Award: A $500 cash prize to be presented at the CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium in January. The recipient will give a brief acceptance speech.

Summary: CSUPERB has entered into a long-term joint venture with the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research. CSUPERB and the Howell Foundation will co-fund $2500 Research Fellows Awards for CSU undergraduate research students.

Eligibility: Any CSU undergraduate student in "good standing" and planning to remain at his or her respective CSU for at least one more semester (the additional semester may be at the graduate level). Applicants must be able to complete the project within one calendar year of the application and must agree to provide a written report at that time. Applicants who have previously received a Howell-CSUPERB Award may apply for funding for another project provided a final report was submitted for the previous award. Under special circumstances, continued funding of a project will be considered if the applicant is able to demonstrate that this is a different dimension/aspect of the project and if the applicant provides a progress report to date. Applications with budgets in excess of $2,500 will not be considered. Applicants who are accepted to be Howell-CSUPERB Research Fellows will be asked to submit a scannable photograph of themselves for use by the Doris A. Howell Foundation in any publication issued by the Doris A. Howell Foundation. A written report will be required upon completion of the project. Awardees are recognized each January at the CSUPERB Biotechnology Symposium. Attendance at the Symposium is not required.

Award Description: The Doris A. Howell Foundation is a recently established foundation based in La Jolla, which fosters the development of young investigators and encourages them to enter the field of women's health care research as a career goal. Their interests encompass all areas related to women's health, including biological and medical topics. The range of topics is exceptionally broad and covers much of the human life sciences. The research need not be focused upon female subjects or tissues. Any original research topic related to women's health will be considered. It does not necessarily exclude general health concerns that affect both sexes, nor is health defined in a strictly biological sense. Because of the nature of the joint program between the Howell Foundation and CSUPERB, the proposed projects and awards are limited to biotechnological, biological, biochemical and medical issues, as well as those aspects of the physical sciences bearing directly upon these issues. The Howell Foundation makes awards for the provision of funds for faculty-mentored student research projects that are based upon proposed research that has not yet begun. These awards may be used to facilitate and improve research for official school programs such as honors or senior projects and the proposed work can be part of a larger project. However, in all cases the proposal must explain the connection between the research and women’s health care, and how the funding would enable the student to do research that otherwise would not be possible. The project must include original research. Literature reviews are not acceptable as the entire project.

Purpose: This award honors CSU Faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the development of biotechnology in the California State University. The award is named after Dr. A. Andreoli (Cal State, LA) who had high expectations for everyone, especially students and colleagues. He was totally committed to his students and to the idea that the CSU has a special role to play in higher education by providing opportunities to a large population of non-traditional students who otherwise would have fewer options for advancement. Because he felt fortunate that life had provided him with many opportunities, Dr. Andreoli believed that it was his responsibility to do everything he could in order to provide similar opportunities for others.

Eligibility: All tenured and tenure-track faculty who have been in the CSU for a minimum of 5 years.

Award: A $750 cash prize and a framed certificate to be presented at the CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium Banquet in January.

Purpose: This award honors CSU faculty who have demonstrated outstanding scientific achievement in the California State University's molecular life science and biotechnology research effort.

Eligibility: All tenured and tenure-track faculty who have been in the CSU for a minimum of 5 years.

Award: A $750 cash prize and a framed certificate. The awardee presents the CSU Biotechnology Faculty Research Lecture at the CSUPERB Annual Biotechnology Symposium in January.