Paleonet: Research Grant - Yale Peabody Museum

[Susan Butts]

Charles Schuchert and Carl O. Dunbar Grants-in-Aid Program for 
Invertebrate Paleontology
Yale Peabody Museum

The Division of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum is 
pleased to announce the 2008 application deadline for the Grants-in-Aid 
Program for systematic research. Two awards up to $1,000 will be granted 
to graduate students or young professionals who wish to visit our 
collections. The Yale Peabody Museum holds one of the largest 
collections of invertebrate fossil material in North America. More 
information on our collection strengths, as well as a searchable 
database of our Systematic and Stratigraphic Collections can be found at 
the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology web page 
(http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/ip/).

Funds may be used for transportation and housing expenses. Proposals 
should include a one-page description of a research project, anticipated 
dates of visit, a budget, and a letter of support from a faculty advisor.

Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2008
Notification by: 15 February 2008
Award recipients are expected to complete their Peabody visit by 
December 15, 2008.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Susan H. Butts
Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology, Yale Peabody Museum
203.432.3037
susan.butts at yale.edu

Send proposals to:
Schuchert and Dunbar Grants-in-Aid
Division of Invertebrate Paleontology
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA

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Susan H. Butts, Ph.D.
Collections Manager
Division of Invertebrate Paleontology
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
170 Whitney Avenue
PO Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118