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Research Study Grants
The Research & Collections branch of the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County is launching a new grant program (Research Study
Grants) to support partial travel and subsistence for students and
colleagues conducting research with our collections or with a curator.
The short term grants are offered to conduct research, with emphasis on
collections based studies, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County. The Museum houses a world-class collection of 33 million
specimens in its Divisions of Human Studies, Invertebrate Zoology,
Vertebrate Zoology, Earth Studies and Botany divisions (please refer to
the Museum's web site (www.nhm.org) for further information about the
strengths of departmental collections).
Grants partially support travel and subsistence while visiting the Museum,
with a maximum award of $1,500. Visits must be first arranged with and
approved by a Curator of the Museum.
A description of the proposed research and a budget are required. The
successful applicant will have contacted the appropriate museum
personnel (including curatorial and collection management staff)
regarding the suitability and availability of the collection for proposed
research. Applicants are also encouraged to deliver a presentation about
their research to the scientific staff of the Museum. A final, one-page report
should be sent soon after completion of the visit. Applicants are also
required to acknowledge the Research Study Grants in any publication
featuring the research conducted at the Museum and to provide to the
Museum two reprints (or photocopies) of the publication.
Any national or international researcher (predoctoral and doctoral
students, postdoctoral fellows or senior scientists) is eligible for this grant
provided that he/she does not reside within daily commuting distance of
the Museum. Applications should be submitted electronically. Two
application deadlines are set annually (January 31st and June 30th).
Announcements will be made in March and September.
For further questions or for mailing correspondence please contact
Research Study Grants Committee,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
900 Exposition Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA.
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Samuel A. McLeod, Ph.D.
Vertebrate Paleontology
LACM Natural History
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3325 [voice]
(213) 746-7431 [fax]
mailto: smcleod at rcf.usc.edu
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Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455
office: (309) 298.2008
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