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John W. Marr Memorial Ecology FundÌý

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To provide research grants of $300 to $1000 for Ph.D. and Master’s Degree students doingÌýfieldÌýresearch in plant ecology in the Rocky Mountains or the ArcticÌý

Eligible Universities: Universities in the Rocky Mountain region supporting graduate research programs.Ìý

Applications must include:Ìý
Ìý* Curriculum VitaeÌý
Ìý* Research proposal of no more than five pages which includes: scientific goals, methods to be used, timetable, and appropriate literature citations (12 pt font, 1 inch margins)Ìý
Ìý* Itemized budget including the proposed use of Marr fund monies,Ìý and any other potential sources of fundingÌý
Ìý* Support letters from applicant’s major advisor and another committee memberÌý

The John Marr Ecology Fund review committee appreciates proposals demonstrating familiarity with and consideration of previous pertinent work relating to the subject of study including work as appropriate from all parts of the Twentieth Century, or earlier.Ìý

Application DeadlineÌý
Applications must be received no later than March 24, 2025Ìý
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Submit application materials as email as attachments to:Ìý
Dr. David Buckner (david@escoassoc.com)Ìý
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For additional information contact:Ìý
David BucknerÌý (303) 909-4262Ìý(email:david@escoassoc.com)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Award AnnouncementsÌý
Award winners will be announced by April 2, 2025

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John W. Marr (1914-1989) was pre-eminently an advocate of learning and studying ecology in the field.ÌýHis educational talents were best known in the field where his invitation to and encouragement of careful observation, followed by development of reasonable explanations for patterns observed, brought many students to see nature in ways that forever changed them and their understanding of science. His research explored understanding of the dynamic ecology of both high mountain and arctic environments.

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John’s earliest work in ecology was in northern Canada examining the forest-tundra ecotone of the Hudson Bay area.Ìý This led to work with the U.S. Army during World War II for the purpose of informing military operations about the realities of cold region environments.Ìý After the war, John came to the University of Colorado, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, where heÌý founded the Mountain Research Station (later to be known as INSTAAR), which has introduced hundreds more students—as well as researchers from around the planet—to Niwot Ridge, now a designated LTER, as well as to montane and alpine ecology. Many others were introduced to Rocky Mountain ecology through his monograph,ÌýEcosystems of the East Slope of the Front Range of Colorado, published in 1961. Dr. Marr served as director of INSTAAR from 1951 to 1967.

In 1994, the John W. Marr Memorial Ecology Fund was established to assist graduate students with small grants for field research in plant ecology in the Rocky Mountains or the Arctic. The fund is administered through the University by a committee composed, in part, of former students. Each year, promising students at universities in the Rocky Mountain West are partially supported by this fund.

Please be aware that the John W. Marr Memorial Ecology Fund administered through the University of Colorado and is unrelated to the administered by the Colorado Native Plant Society.Ìý ÌýAlso in honor of the memory of Dr. Marr, theÌýColorado Native Plant SocietyÌýestablished the Marr Fund, which provides small grants to support research on the biology of Colorado native plants and plant communities to a variety of researchers, including, potentially, graduate students.