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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues (apologies for any cross posting! <span style="font-family:Wingdings">
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<p class="MsoNormal">As we move into the summer season, we invite applications for the Vokes Grants-in-Aid. This award supports paleobiological research in the Invertebrate Paleontology Collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History by advanced undergraduates
and graduate students. Typically, we award one to two grants of up to <b>$500 </b>
per year. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Invertebrate Paleontology Collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History contains over 3.5 fully curated specimens from the southeastern United States, circum-Caribbean, South America, and Antarctica. Please consult our collection
overview (<a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/collections/">https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/collections/</a>) and database (<a href="http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/ip/">http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/ip/</a>) for specific
information on areas and taxa of interest. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The complete overview of the application process and requirements is located at the following page:
<a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/grants/nationwide/">https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/invertpaleo/grants/nationwide/</a>. Applications and letters of support are due
<b>July 1<sup>st</sup></b> via email. Successful candidate(s) will be notified of selection by
<b>July 15<sup>th</sup></b>. The collections visit must be completed within the year and acknowledgment of the Vokes Grants-in-Aid Program in any publication related to research conducted while at the Florida Museum of Natural History is required.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Completed applications and letters of support are to be sent to:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Roger W. Portell<br>
Vokes Grants-in-Aid<br>
<a href="mailto:portell@flmnh.ufl.edu">portell@flmnh.ufl.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes on the application process!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carmi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carmi Milagros Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collection Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Invertebrate Paleontology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>office</b>: 352-273-2108<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>email</b>: <a href="mailto:cthompson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu">
cthompson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>search the collection</b>: <a href="http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/ip/">
http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/ip/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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