Junior Academy

Grant-In-Aid (GIA) Research Program 2010-11

Through the cooperation of the New Jersey Academy of Science (NJAS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and industrial and academic scientists, grants are awarded to New Jersey students in grades 9-12 who plan to complete a science (any discipline) or mathematics research project during the 2010-2011 school year. Awards, up to $150.00 each, are granted on a competitive basis and are to be used for the purchase of needed equipment and supplies for research projects carried out by an individual student OR by a team of students. Any New Jersey student in grades 9-12 may apply for a grant.

Congratulations 2009-10 Winners!

First Place to UZO AMUZIE of High Technology High School in Lincroft NJ
Project entitled “The Effect of Environmental Light Color on the Activity
of the Siamese Fighter Fish”

Second Place (Tie) to ZACHARY D. PORTER of High Technology High School in Lincroft NJ
Project entitled “The Effect of Polarized External Magnetic Fields on Pea Growth”

Second Place (Tie) to VIVIAN C. CHANG of High Technology High School in Lincroft NJ
Project entitled “The Effect of the Coarseness of Substrate on the Eating Habits
of the Carydora Aeneus”

Special thanks to the high school teachers sponsoring all the students' proposals submitted for this year's NJAS GIA Competition:

Mike Roche (High Technology High School School) and Brendan Field (West Windsor Plainsboro High School)

Proposals for Next Year

Proposals for the GIA 2011-12 program will be due in November 2011. Please visit the NJAS website in September 2011 for full program details. The GIA program needs senior scientists each year who are willing to volunteer as reviewers to evaluate proposals. Special thanks to all scientists who served as evaluators this year to review the research proposals.