<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div align="center" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125746" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125747" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125748" style="font-size: 19px;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">WSM James H. McLean Student Grant in Collections-Based Research<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125749" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div align="center" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125746" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#0433ff" style="cursor: pointer; text-align: start;" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__biology.fullerton.edu_wsm_2016_wsm-5Fmclean-5Fgrant.pdf&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=U1qQQy-xsxQKlQpchRN0J04EEIItE2XoiEYdhEx9ICI&s=-p7giyr5zYfIoITBUZuyPL4lpeuRKyuMT0GMk2_9JRk&e=" class="">http://biology.fullerton.edu/wsm/2016/wsm_mclean_grant.pdf</a></font></div><div align="center" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125746" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(4, 51, 255); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px;" class=""> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125753" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125754" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125755" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Purpose<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125756" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125757" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125758" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">The Western Society of Malacologists is proud to offer a financial stipend for students to study fossil or recent malacological collections to further their research. This award honors James H. McLean, Curator of Malacology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County from 1964-2001 and Emeritus Curator until 2013.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125759" class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125760" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125761" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""> </font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125763" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125764" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125765" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Eligibility<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125766" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125767" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125768" class="">Graduate, <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125769" class="">undergraduate, and exceptional high school students</span> may apply. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125770" class="">Those proposing to visit collections within daily commuting distance of their residence, university, or high school are ineligible for funding.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125771" class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125772" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125773" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""> </font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125775" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125776" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125777" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Research Scope</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125778" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125779" class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125780" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125781" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">The student applicant’s research project must be collections-based and focus on<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125782" class=""> </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125783" class="">extant or fossil</span> <u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125784" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125785" class="">western North American</span></u> mollusks<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125786" class=""> </b>(freshwater, terrestrial, or marine)<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125787" class="">.</b><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125788" class=""> <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125789" class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125790" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125791" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125792" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Funding<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125793" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125794" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125795" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">The maximum a<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125796" class="">ward is $1000 (US dollars) and should be used to support travel and accommodation costs incurred by visiting one or more collections. </span>Collection visits of two or more days are encouraged. <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125797" class="">Applicants need not apply for the full $1000 if it is not necessary. Multiple grants may be awarded. <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125798" class=""></o:p></span></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125799" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125800" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125801" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125802" class="">Museum(s)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125803" class=""></o:p></b></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125804" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125805" class="">Visits to any University-based or Natural History Museum collection (domestic or international) are eligible. Private collections are ineligible. Student applicants are responsible for confirming their project's feasibility and arranging visit logistics with the University or Museum's collections manager and/or curator.<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125806" class=""> </span><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125807" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125808" class="">Students may apply to visit more than one museum and collection in their proposal.</span><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125809" class=""></u> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125810" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125811" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125812" class="">Deadlines <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125813" class=""></o:p></span></b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125814" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125815" class="">Proposals and recommendations are due <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125816" class="">May 15th</b>, with announcement and notification of awardees</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125817" class=""> announced during the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125818" class="">Funds are available for use until May 15th of the next year.</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125819" class=""><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125820" class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125821" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125822" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""> </font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125824" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125825" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125826" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Proposal Submission<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125827" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125828" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125829" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Proposals are to be sent electronically (as one document) to:<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125830" class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125831" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125832" class="">Jann Vendetti at: </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125833" style="font-size: 14pt;" class=""><a href="mailto:jannvendetti@yahoo.com" class=""><font color="#0433ff" class="">jannvendetti@yahoo.com</font></a></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125834" class=""><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125835" class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125836" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125837" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Subject line: James McLean Student Grant<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125838" class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125839" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125840" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""> </font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125842" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125843" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125844" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Application<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125845" class=""></o:p></font></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125846" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125847" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class="">Two pages (single-spaced) with a title, description of the planned research, specific collection(s)/institutions prosed to be visited and why, anticipated visit dates (and length), and a budget justification. Personal information including the applicant’s name, address, email address, and student enrollment status (where enrolled, major, degree program, anticipated graduation date) should be included. <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125848" class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125849" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125850" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""> </font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125511" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125852" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125853" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125854" class="">One recommendation</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125855" class=""> from one graduate, undergraduate, or high school advisor should be sent separately to </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125856" style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue;" class=""><a href="mailto:jannvendetti@yahoo.com" class="">jannvendetti@yahoo.com</a></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125857" class="">with “NAME OF APPLICANT: WSM McLean Student Grant” in the subject line.<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125858" class=""> </span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125852" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462470991569_125852" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" class="">_______________________________________<br class="">Austin Hendy<br class=""><div class="">Invertebrate Paleontology</div>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County<br class="">900 Exposition Blvd<br class="">Los Angeles, CA 90007<br class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_fossilsofla&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=U1qQQy-xsxQKlQpchRN0J04EEIItE2XoiEYdhEx9ICI&s=j9sDpy3U0sEU05PyPqesMuDGo7_-2Hru23lLmj61vN0&e=" class="">https://www.facebook.com/fossilsofla</a></font></div></body></html>