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Apply today!  Application deadline: June 15 of the current year.

The FSF Lucas Grants ($501-$5,000) are intended to help the investigator in original in-depth problem oriented research. These grants are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Lucas Grant Eligibility Requirements:

  • Current curriculum vitae for each applicant

  • Brief (up to 5 pages) description of the project

  • Cites for current or previous FSF Research Grants awarded to any of the investigators/researchers

  • Cites of appropriate references

  • Budget for project, including amount requested from FSF

  • Plan for dissemination of the results

  • Timetable for project

Funding requests for bibliographic preparation, travel, equipment, routine agency operation, including salary of investigators/researchers or assistants, are not normally approved and are discouraged.

Issues related to the use of live humans or animals as research subjects must be dealt with explicitly in the proposal. Similarly, your plan for accommodating any issue related to privacy, appropriate permissions, and the harvesting, transport or disposal of human tissues or body fluids must be included.

All submissions must be received and completed by June 15. The deadline is firm with no extension. Please submit the aforementioned Lucas Grant Requirements electronically to Kimberly Wrasse at kwrasse@aafs.org, or by mail to: Kimberly Wrasse, FSF, 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.

Lucas Grant recipients will be required to submit a progress report to the Forensic Sciences Foundation by December 15 of the following year.

Note: FSF Lucas and Acorn Grant proposals on the same subject, differing only in scope and budget, may not be submitted by the same investigators in the same year.

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