The Academy awards grants ($400 to $750) to undergraduate college students involved in science research to promote interest in science among young people. Letters encouraging grant applications are sent to science departments of western New York colleges in the fall semester. Information on grants may be requested from the R.A.S. Grant Committee Chairperson (mgrenier@frontiernet.net).
A copy of the current Request for Proposals and application instructions is available for download below.
RAS Student Grant Application RFP 2025-26 (pdf)
DownloadRAS 2024-2025 Student Grant Winners
The RAS Grants Committee awarded a total of $5,750 for fifteen research projects in January 2025.
You can read the list the award winners in our February 2025 Bulletin.