The CALS Charitable Trust has been established in part to support undergraduate research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The fund has resulted from contributions of members, alumni, and friends of the Cornell Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta. An objective of the Trust is to foster creativity and research capability among undergraduate students.

The grants are open to any full-time student registered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to pursue any research effort properly offered in the College. Preference is given to projects in production agriculture. Several grants of up to $1200 will be made each year. The number of grants offered each year will depend on the quality of the applications and the available funds.

The review process and selection of the recipients will be the responsibility of the Undergraduate Research Committee, which is comprised of chairpersons from each CALS program area.