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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Are you interested in outreach and education in paleontology?</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Paleontological Society offers
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">outreach and education grants
</span></strong>to support activities involving educational outreach and community engagement in paleontology.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Potentially fundable projects include</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- opportunities for undergraduates to become involved in paleontological outreach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- development of new educational “apps” or technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- production of educational materials that could be distributed more widely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- field trips to fossil sites and/or museums for teachers and pre-college students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- educator training and curriculum development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- participation in local community initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- development of educational materials for classroom use<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- website or other online material development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Amount of grant</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Up to $2,500 per grant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Friday March 24, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To learn more, please see:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__paleosoc.org_grants-2Dand-2Dawards_paleontological-2Dsociety-2Doutreach-2Dand-2Deducation-2Dgrant_&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=Wt4oLx9CDklCcFub5HVC1UZV3k9q4-xxsyuPMy5BX58&m=kjj_IDgG1K-NefMYtxTdXyduW0cY-3k2gKi9XFoq3PI&s=jnaBWN4m4WO4tt0DGvI0yvJEcVzaGbNtLRhg3iMJBiM&e=">http://paleosoc.org/grants-and-awards/paleontological-society-outreach-and-education-grant/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? </span>
</strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please email Rowan Lockwood (<a href="mailto:rxlock@wm.edu">rxlock@wm.edu</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Susan H. Butts, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Invertebrate Paleontology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">170 Whitney Avenue, PO Box 208118<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Haven, CT 06520-8118<o:p></o:p></p>
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