Please see the website: http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/grants/

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] 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]