Student Research Awards

Hello members of the GBGM,

The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) is offering the following student research awards. 

Dutro Award

In recognition of the importance of basic systematic research to the science of paleontology, the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) is once again proud to be able to offer support to a deserving graduate student for research in systematic paleontology.

This award of $500 is available to any student enrolled in an advanced degree program (Masters or Ph.D.) who is pursuing research in any area of systematic paleontology. Acceptable costs are research supplies, bench fees, and/or travel in support of fieldwork, museum visits, or to present research at a scientific meeting.

A brief description of the student's research project (two-page maximum, including a simple budget of how the funds will be used, references, any images, etc.) should be emailed to studentaward@priweb.org by the application deadline of March 1, 2020; please include "DUTRO AWARD" in the subject line. The student's primary research advisor must email a separate letter of recommendation in support of the project to studentaward@priweb.org, also by March 1.

John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program

The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) invites applications from undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers for the 2020 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program to support collections based research in any field of paleontology. The program awards grants of up to $500 to visit PRI’s collections.

This grant honors John W. Wells (1907 – 1994), past President of the PRI Board of Trustees, a long-time geology faculty member at Cornell University, and one of the world’s leading authorities on fossil and living corals.

PRI houses one of the largest collections of invertebrate fossils in North America, with particular strengths in Cenozoic mollusks from the Western Hemisphere, and marine invertebrates of the northeastern U.S., especially the Devonian of central New York.

 Applications should include a brief (one page) description of the research project, a budget justification and a letter of recommendation. Application deadline is February 15, 2020.

 Please e-mail your application material to Dr. Gregory P. Dietl, Curator of Cenozoic Invertebrates at gpd3@cornell.edu.

Moore Foundation’s new Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative

I wanted to call your attention to the Moore Foundation’s new Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative that aims to advance knowledge of how symbiotic associations involving microbes function and participate in ecology and evolution in marine and freshwater systems.

Symbiosis Model Systems 

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative is solicitating pre-applications to advance development of experimentally tractable model systems in aquatic symbiosis. Additionally, we are seeking information about needs in model systems development through a related survey. The deadline for submitting a pre-application for the Symbiosis Model Systems funding call is August 8, 2019 at 23:59 PDT. In addition to seeking researchers who currently work in these areas, we hope to identify scientists and engineers who have not previously worked on these topics and who would bring novel perspectives, methods and technologies to these important areas of science. Learn more about this funding opportunity, including FAQs and eligibility requirements: https://symbiosis.smapply.io.

Moore­–Simons Project on the Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative and the Simons Foundation Life Sciences Division are jointly soliciting proposals for research on the origin of the eukaryotic cell. The application portal will open on July 9, 2019 at 10:00 PDT. The deadline for submitting a proposal is September 30, 2019 at 23:59 PDT. In addition to seeking researchers who currently work in these areas, we hope to identify scientists and engineers who have not previously worked on these topics and who would bring novel perspectives, methods and technologies to these important areas of science. Learn more about this funding opportunity, including FAQs and eligibility requirements: https://symbiosis.smapply.io.