International Student Travel Grants to Study the

International Travel Grants to Study the

Vertebrate Paleontology Collection at the FLMNH

Prospectus—Revised January 2007

Introduction

These grants provide funds for an international student, recent graduate, or postdoctoral fellow residing in another country, to help defray the costs of studying the vertebrate paleontology collections at the Florida Museum of Natural History. This grant is supported by the Vertebrate Paleontology Endowment Fund at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Frequency and Amount of Award

Normally, one per year in the amount of US $500.

The recipient will also receive a plaque and their name will be listed on a permanent plaque in the VP division of the FLMNH.

There is no deadline; funds are available annually until one award is approved.

These funds are normally used to defray the costs of hotel expenses while visiting in Gainesville (direct payments to the recipients are only allowed for persons with a US Social Security card), although we can purchase research supplies on behalf of the recipient up to the award amount.

Application procedure

A brief application should address the following:

1. Narrative (no more than 2 pages)

a. The research objectives of the project.

b. Why the collections will help advance the applicant’s research project.

Budget of how the $500 will be used, if other than for hotel.

Student’s CV

Applications should be submitted electronically to either: bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu or jbloch@flmnh.ufl.edu

Applications can be submitted in English, French, or Spanish.

Previous recipients

1996; Federico Anaya, La Paz, Bolivia

1997; Marcelo Reguero, La Plata, Argentina

1998; Gloria Esteban, Tucumán, Argentina

2000; Thomas Tütken, Tubingen, Germany

2001, Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo, México

2002, Rodolfo Salas Gismondi, Lima, Perú

2003, Victor Manuel Bravo Cuevas, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México

2004, Marcelo Stucchi, Lima, Perú

2004, M. Susana Bargo, La Plata, Argentina

2004, Edwin Cadena, Bucaramanga, Colombia

2005, Francisco Juan Prevosti, La Plata, Argentina

2005, Germán Mariano Gasparini, La Plata, Argentina

2006, Ascanio Daniel Rincón, Caracas, Venezuela

2006, Martín Ricardo Ciancio, La Plata, Argentina

For grant inquiries, contact:

Bruce J. MacFadden, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology or
Jonathan Bloch, Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida, Gainesville FL USA
Email: bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu or jbloch@flmnh.ufl.edu

For permission to visit and study the collection contact:

Either Bruce MacFadden, Jonathan Bloch, or
Richard C. Hulbert (Collections Manager), rhulbert@flmnh.ufl.edu
Vertebrate Paleontology
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida, Gainesville FL USA