Posted below is the announcement for the 1999 WSM Student Grant Program. Please share this information with any interested students of malacology. Henry Chaney. ******************** The WESTERN SOCIETY OF MALACOLOGISTS in conjunction with the SANTA BARBARA MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY, the SOUTHWESTERN MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY, and the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MALACOZOOLOGICAL CLUB are offering in 1999 the STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS IN MALACOLOGY As part of their commitment to the continued study of mollusks, the Western Society of Malacologists, the Santa Barbara Malacological Society, the Southwestern Malacological Society, and the Northern California Malacozoological Club are again pleased to announce the availability of grants to support student research in malacology. Funds are available for actual research costs, including but not limited to, field and laboratory equipment, chemicals, photographic supplies, computer time and supplies, microscope usage fees, and reasonable research travel costs. ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be a full time student in a formal graduate or undergraduate degree program. The thesis, dissertation or research project must be focused primarily on the systematics, biology, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, or paleontology of marine, terrestrial or freshwater mollusks. Research currently in progress or beginning in the 1998-1999 academic year will be considered. REQUIREMENTS: SIX COPIES of the following documents are required for each application: 1. Cover application page (as shown below), with proposal title, applicant name, addresses, contact numbers, etc, including a listing of no more than FIVE keywords that describe the proposed research 2. The proposal, limited to two pages, which discusses the research project and its malacological significance including details of the work to be aided by this grant. 3. A budget which outlines how the grant funds will be used. 4. A resume or outline of the applicant's academic background. 5. A letter of recommendation from the applicants research advisor (original and 5 copies to be sent separately by advisor). 6. A list of grants and amounts that are currently being received or have been applied for in the 1998-1999 academic year. NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS, mail it. Remember 6 copies. AWARD: Research grants up to $1,000 are available. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received no later than 1 June 1999. Awards will be announced by 15 August 1999. Mail to: Malacology Grant Department of Invertebrate Zoology Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta del Sol Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA For further information contact: Henry Chaney at (805) 682-4711, ext. 334 (voice); (805) 963-9679 (fax); [log in to unmask] Application form also available at http://www.sbnature.org/wsmgrant.htm 1999 Student Research Grant in Malacology ************ Application Form Name Institution Mailing Address (May-Aug 1999): Daytime phone number FAX number Email address (print legibly) CURRENT ACADEMIC STANDING: Undergraduate (Fr. So. Jr. Sr.) - circle one Graduate (Candidate for: Masters Ph.D.) - circle one Year first enrolled in this graduate program Estimated year of graduation Name, email address, and phone number of your research advisor: TITLE OF YOUR PROPOSAL: Proposal keywords (use no more than five): Mail to: Malacology Grant Department of Invertebrate Zoology Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta del Sol Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA