Applying for KAS Grants

2024 KAS Research Grant Applications will be due November 15 2023.

The 12 month grant period  for 2024 grants begins in February 2024

PLEASE NOTE For 2024 we have updated the Terms and Conditions for all KAS Grants requiring grantees to submit something for publication. Please familiarize yourself with the updated Terms & Conditions.

Apply for a KAS Grant 


Proposals are due by November 15, 11:59pm EST

Find details about our grant categories:


Marcia Athey and Botany Funds


Special Research Program


Undergraduate Research Program

Athey Science Education & Outreach Grant


Materials you will need for your application
  • Project Abstract (250 words)
  • Project Description (1000 words)
  • Project Budget
  • At least one CV
  • Brief letter or other certification from an authorized individual that your Institution will comply with our Terms and Conditions.
  • Optional: Additional CV for team members; Letter from Institutional Review Board, for projects involving human or animal subjects;
    Other letters of support.



Please send inquiries to  Grants Chair Melissa Mefford