Courtesy of Jann E. Vendetti, coordinator of COA grants: Please consider applying and/or forward to potentially interested students and colleagues. *Conchologists of America (COA) Academic Grant, 2024* Deadline: February 28, 2024 Please see the website: http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/grants/ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/grants/__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!pQ6407SaqZt0RabiMkDTFp0Q6KYhCg0BFSCy_TwF07BrrN80qxAGu0Cy4xs5yZ6tTHVVcWRZNFPcNcpkK0WL$> > *The maximum award is US$2,500 * > *Eligibility:* > - Degree-seeking students and others (*e.g.*, postdocs, professors, > undergraduates, museum researchers, highschool students, etc.) engaged in > *any** mollusk research* are eligible. > - Persons of any nationality and country of residence may apply. > - Applicants from previous years may re-apply. > - Recipients of previous years may re-apply, but must include a submitted > manuscript to or published article in the American Conchologist based on > the previous award. > - Degree-seeking students must have a letter of recommendation by their > advisor emailed to *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> *by > the Feb. 28th deadline with the applicant's name in the subject line. > > * Rules & Guidelines:* > - Applications must be submitted via email as a .doc, or .pdf. under 3 MB. > - The proposal must concern a malacological topic with any molluscan taxon > or taxa as the focus, e.g., parasite studies should focus on the molluscan > side of the interaction. All disciplines from autecology to zoogeography, > including paleontology, are eligible. > - *The project may be self-contained and covered entirely by the funds > requested or be a component of the applicant's overall research.* *This > allowance is different than what is outlined on the website.* > - Major permanent equipment is not an allowable expense. However, time > using a piece of permanent equipment (for example, SEM beam time) is > allowable. > - Institutional overhead is not permitted. > - The maximum award is $2,500 US: smaller amounts can be requested and > may be more likely to receive funding. Partial funding is possible. > - All recipients are expected to submit a summary of their work to > American Conchologist within 12 months of receiving the award. > - All applications are evaluated by the Academic Grants Committee composed > of three professional malacologists appointed by the Chair of the COA > Academic Grants program. > - The decisions of the Committee are final. > > *Application:* > Must include 3 components: a proposal (up to 2 pages), budget (1 page), > and CV (1–2 pages). > > *Proposal (2 pages)* > title > abstract of project, not to exceed 150 words > body including background information, its significance, materials and > methods, and proposed plan of research, and illustrations (if necessary) > literature cited > single-spaced, 12 point font > > *Budget (1 page):* > list of estimated expenses, *note that per diem food costs may not be > funded at all or in full.* > list of grants applied to for same/similar project > > *CV/Academic Biography (1–2 pages):* > include address, phone number, email address of applicant, academic and/or > relevant professional history > > *Suggestions:* > Keep the introduction short and relevant; consider that all committee > members are broadly trained invertebrate zoologists. The inclusion of > preliminary data is helpful, when applicable. > > Applications are judged by the COA Grants Committee. Awardees will be > notified via email in May 2022 or earlier and announced at COA's annual > convention and via email. Awardees need not be present at the convention. > > THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 28 > All application materials must be emailed to: [log in to unmask] or *[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>* > -- Mr. Lindsey T. Groves Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Senior Collection Manager, Malacology Department 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 [log in to unmask] 213-763-3376 (voice) 213-746-2999 (fax) “If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane" Jimmy Buffett (1977) RIP JB (9-1-2023) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------