The David S. Olton award will be given annually to support undergraduate research in the area of the biology of behavior, broadly defined. Undergraduate students from Johns Hopkins in any major but especially those in psychology, behavioral biology and neuroscience are encouraged to apply. The award will be for $1,000. This award is designed to help students complete a project of their own that they might not otherwise be able to carry out due to financial limitations. Therefore the award can potentially cover a wide range of costs including stipend support (either during the academic year or the summer) or equipment and/or supplies essential to the project. Applications should consist of a short proposal (approximately 2 to 3 pages including references); a letter of support from their research sponsor, a budget with justification, a 1 page summary of research and course experience relevant to the project and a transcript. The letter from the sponsor should be in a sealed enveloped signed by the sponsor across the back. Applications should be submitted to Bobbie Tchopev in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences administrative offices (140 Ames; bobbie@jhu.edu) for the 2008 competition by 1 November, 2008. The 2007 competition is closed. Hard copies delivered to Ms. Tchopev are preferred but email attachments will be accepted. Applications will be evaluated by the directors of the David S. Olton Behavioral Biology program (Professors Gregory Ball and Peter Holland).