[Nhcoll-l] Western Society of Malacologists James H. McLean Student Grant in Collections Based Research-Due March 1, 2018

[Rebecca Johnson]

Hello all, Please share with interested students.Thanks,
Rebecca


WSM James H. McLean Student Grant in Collections-Based Research
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*T**he 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.


Eligibility: Graduate, undergraduate, and exceptional high school
students may apply. Those proposing to visit collections within daily
commuting distance of their residence, university, or high school are
ineligible for funding.
Research Scope: The student applicant’s research project must be
collections-based and focus on extant or fossil *western North American*
 mollusks (freshwater, terrestrial, or marine).
Funding: The maximum award is $1000 (US dollars) and should be used to
support travel and accommodation costs incurred by visiting one or more
collections. Collection visits of two or more days are encouraged.
Applicants need not apply for the full $1000 if it is not necessary.
Multiple grants may be awarded.
Museum(s): 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. *Students may apply to visit
more than one museum and collection in their proposal.*
Deadlines: Proposals and recommendations are due March 1st, with
announcement and notification of awardees announced during the Annual
Meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists. Funds are available for
use until May 15th of the next year.
Proposal Submission: Proposals are to be sent electronically (as one
document) to:
Jann Vendetti at: jannvendetti at yahoo.com or jvendett at nhm.org
With subject line: James McLean Student Grant
Application: 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.
One recommendation from one graduate, undergraduate, or high school advisor
should be sent separately to jannvendetti at yahoo.com with “NAME OF
APPLICANT: WSM McLean Student Grant” in the subject line.
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Rebecca F. Johnson, Ph.D.
Citizen Science
California Academy of Sciences
rjohnson at calacademy.org
415.379.5252
@rebafay
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