Palaeontology Research Grant
The Palaeontology Research Grant, launched in 2024, will be awarded annually to provide financial support for the winners to conduct palaeontological research, covering their expenses such as travel, museum visits, fieldwork, experiments, etc. All applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee led by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Eric Buffetaut.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 2
Required Application Documents:
- Applicant's detailed CV, including an updated publication list and a list of research grants already obtained by the researcher;
- Application Form
How to Submit the Application Materials?
All application materials should be sent to the Editorial Office’s email, fossstud@mdpi.com, by 30 April 2027. The email subject should be “Fossil Studies - Palaeontology Research Grant Application 2027 - Applicant Name”.
Fossil Studies Palaeontology Research Grant
Winner announcement date: 30 June 2027
Eligibility and Requirements
- This grant is open to professional and amateur palaeontologists, as well as students who are engaged in palaeontological research.
- The winners are encouraged to submit a paper on their findings (free of charge) to Fossil Studies or Preprints.org within one year of the completion of their research. We hope the journal can be acknowledged, with our logo included in the websites, booklets, and slides associated with the work, as appropriate.
Evaluation Criteria
- Scientific interest and significance of the project;
- Feasibility of the research plan;
- Plan for use of the research grant;
- Plans for the dissemination of research results.
Past Winners
Winner
- EMEliana MoyaEliana MoyaScientific Research and Technology Transfer Center for Production (CICYTTP - CONICET), Argentina
Giulia BosioGiulia BosioUniversity of Pisa, Italy
Award Committee
Eric BuffetautDr. Eric BuffetautPaléospace, 5 Avenue Jean Moulin, 14640 Villers-sur-Mer, FranceChairman- SFSilvério Domingues FigueiredoDr. Silvério Domingues FigueiredoUniversidade Politécnica de Tomar, Quinta do Contador, Estrada da Serra, 2300-313 Tomar, Portugal
Alexander IvanovDr. Alexander IvanovDepartment of Sedimentary Geology and Paleontology, Institute of Earth Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
Ismar CarvalhoDr. Ismar Carvalho1. Departamento de Geologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária-Ilha Do Fundão, CCMN/IGEO 21.949-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2. Centro de Geociências, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Haiyan TongDr. Haiyan Tong1. Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand 2. Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Science- MGMichael David GottfriedDr. Michael David GottfriedDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Carolina Acosta HospitalecheDr. Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2. División Paleontología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM), Universi
Gongle ShiProf. Dr. Gongle ShiNanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008, China
Diying HuangProf. Dr. Diying Huang1. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China 2. Nanjing College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 211135, China
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