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When preparing your grant application, please read and follow
the Grant Application Guidelines carefully. Applications that do not
follow these guidelines will not be reviewed. Please note that these
guidelines and application forms replace all previous Jurassic Foundation
grant application forms.
Grant Application Guidelines
Application
Forms:
Cover Sheet
Budget Page
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WHO
MAY APPLY
Qualified research scientists and students may apply to the Jurassic
Foundation for grants to undertake research on aspects of dinosaur
paleobiology. Preference will be given to students, postdoctoral
researchers, and other researchers with limited funding opportunities.
Researchers from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION
DEADLINES
Two granting cycles are held each year. The deadlines for these cycles are March
15 and October 15; all applications must be e-mailed or postmarked by these
dates. Applicants will be notified by June 15 and January 15, respectively,
regarding the status of their application.
AWARD
AMOUNTS
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. However,
most grants average between $1,000 and $3,000. All grants are paid in U.S.
funds and all budget requests must be in U.S. dollars.
REVIEW
OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
All grant applications are reviewed by the four members of the Jurassic
Foundation Scientific Board of Directors. Applications are not sent out for
ad hoc reviews.
AVAILABILITY
OF RESEARCH RESULTS
Grantees are expected to make the results of their research available to
other researchers and the public via publication in peer-reviewed journals,
books, lectures, presentations at scientific meetings, web sites, etc.
Specimens collected under a Jurassic Foundation grant must be accessioned
into the collections of a public institution. The Jurassic Foundation
reserves the right to participate in the announcement of scientific
discoveries resulting from Foundation-funded research.
RESEARCH
REPORTS
All grantees are required to submit a brief, one-page summary of work
completed under their grant. These reports must be submitted upon
completion of the project, and should be sent to current Jurassic
Foundation President Matthew Lamanna via e-mail (lamannam@carnegiemnh.org)
or by regular mail to the following address:
Matthew Lamanna
Section of Vertebrate Paleontology
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400
Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15213-4080
U.S.A.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions regarding grant applications, please contact Matthew
Lamanna via the e-mail or regular mail addresses above.
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