2025 Haury Program Resilience Graduate Research Awards - Annual Call for Applications

The Haury Program is pleased to announce its annual open call for Haury Resilience Graduate Research Awards proposals to support University of Arizona graduate students doing research relevant to water, energy, and food resilience of tribes.

Graduate students from all disciplines that specifically address these issues are invited to apply.

Note:

Priority will be given to applications that support graduate students whose work addresses the water, energy, and/or food issues and challenges, and other adverse consequences of extreme weather events faced by federally-recognized tribes, especially those within Arizona. 

Applicants who seek to work directly with tribes must have experience with, or obtain knowledge and training regarding the relevant tribal laws, regulations, and approvals that govern University research, education and extension work for and with tribes.   

The deadline to submit proposals is April 30^th. Award notifications will be provided in late May. Funds will be available after completion of the award requirements by the awardee and awardee department’s business office no later than June 20^th, 2025, and must be spent within one year of receipt. Funds are available for up to $20,000 per applicant. 

Only University of Arizona students are eligible for these funds. Please note that this is a one-time award.

To apply:
Please submit a two-page letter of support signed by the graduate student’s faculty advisor that describes the advisor’s role and how the graduate student’s participation impacts the advisor’s research, along with the graduate student’s resumé or CV. The letter should include: 

1. Description of the research the graduate student aims to accomplish in a period not exceeding one year once the award is received. This should include the graduate student's role in the research, and interest in participating in the research. The application should identify what area of Tribal Resilience they are working on, and/or identify how their research may support or advance Tribal Resilience.
2. Outcomes or deliverables the graduate student intends to produce—for example, research posters, presentations, or publications as part of the research.
3. Spending Plan - This must include the budgeted amounts for each item separately such as student salary, equipment, travel, conference attendance, meals for community presentations, printing of publications etc. Note: all spending must be allowable expenses per University of Arizona policies, and all equipment purchased under the award is the property of the University of Arizona.
4. Engagement/dissemination plan for tribal partners and/or campus, with special emphasis on reciprocity with tribal communities.
5. An additional attachment is required for all projects and programs with direct tribal research, such as Letter of Support or research approval from a Tribal partner or Tribal Nation. 
6. All awardees must also attend Course ID: 1278 Tribal Consultation and UA Research/Engagement with Native Communities by the UArizona Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office (NPTAO). Completion of the course before this year is allowed; 2025 session will be held on March 27, 2025 from 10 am to 12 pm, at Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, Room 103 (1657 E. Helen St.)(sign up here). Certificate of Completion must be attached to the application.

Submit your proposal to Toni Massaro, Haury Program Executive Director at massaro@arizona.edu with a copy to nancypetersen@arizona.edu and ninasajovec@arizona.edu. Use the subject line: Haury Program Graduate Research Awards 2025.

Proposals leading to a successful award must comply with Haury Program award requirements, such as: a) providing a final report by June 31, 2026; b) Cohort gathering participation (see below); and c) following all relevant University of Arizona policies. 

Please also review the ABOR 1-118  policy on Tribal Consultation and the University of Arizona Guidelines for Research and Engagement, and other resources offered by UArizona Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office (NPTAO).

Funds will be awarded to the faculty member for the student research support, to be used by the student according to their proposed budget. We advise the applicants also reach out to their respective business office to work out the allowable expenses and other financial administration aspects in advance. 

If awarded, awardees shall participate in at least one Cohort gathering within the year,  and present their work (can be virtually).

To review previous awardees and their projects please visit the Haury Program website. For questions contac ninasajovec@arizona.edu. The Haury program will hold a virtual information session in March, date to be determined soon. 

About the Haury Program

The Agnese Nelms Haury Program was established in 2014 and seeks to honor the life and work of Mrs. Agnese Nelms Haury. The Program is funded by a bequest from Mrs. Haury’s trust and is overseen by a Donor Advised Fund Board.  

We support three focus areas:  1) education, research, and outreach that promote resilience goals of federally-recognized tribes in ways that respect tribal knowledge and sovereignty; 2) expanded educational programs and academic pathways at the University of Arizona for students, faculty, and staff that advance resilience; 3) trust-based partnerships at the University of Arizona and beyond, including with other philanthropic institutions that share our mission and goals. 

The Resilience Graduate Research Awards Program is designed and administered by the Haury Program to strengthen the academic pathways for students and scholars of Tribal Resilience, with an emphasis energy, water and food, and on University of Arizona programs and people devoted to education, research, and outreach associated with federally-recognized tribes. For more information visit our website https://www.haury.arizona.edu .