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paleonet Research Grant - Yale Peabody Museum



Charles Schuchert and Carl O. Dunbar Grants-in-Aid Program for
Invertebrate Paleontological Research

The Division of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum 
is pleased to announce the 2006 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 time of visit, a budget, and a letter of support from a 
faculty advisor.

Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2006
Notification by: 15 February 2006

Award recipients are expected to complete their Peabody visit by 15 
November 2006.

Contact:
Susan Butts
Collections Manager
203.432.3037
susan.butts@yale.edu

Send proposals to:
Invertebrate Paleontological Research Grants
Division of Invertebrate Paleontology
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
P.O. Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA


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