Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc.

Open programs8

1. Buzas Award for Travel to the Cushman Collection

   Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research offers the Buzas Award for Travel, established by Dr. Martin A. Buzas, to support graduate students and professional researchers who need to visit the Cushman Collection and Smithsonian Department of Paleobiology facilities for taxonomic verification and foraminiferal research.

   TravelPaleontology / Micropaleontology (foraminiferal research)

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $2,000

2. Johanna M. Resig Foraminiferal Research Fellowship

   The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc. offers the Johanna M. Resig Foraminiferal Research Fellowship to provide major support for advanced doctoral candidates conducting foraminiferal research during their final 1–2 years of graduate study.

   FellowshipForaminiferal research / Paleontology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   Not listed

3. Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Research

   The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research offers the Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Research to support Master’s and doctoral projects on the systematics, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and ecology of fossil or living foraminifera; awards are up to $3,000 and geochemistry is fundable only when directly related to foraminiferal biology.

   FellowshipEarth Sciences / Paleontology / Micropaleontology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

4. Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Travel

   The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research funds the Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Travel to reimburse travel-related expenses for current undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students (and those within one year of the Ph.D.) who present thesis/dissertation results at Foundation‑approved meetings or attend foraminifera‑oriented workshops/short courses.

   TravelPaleontology / Micropaleontology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $2,000

5. Loeblich and Tappan Student Research Grant

   Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc. offers the Loeblich and Tappan Student Research Grant of up to $3,000 to support undergraduate and graduate research on living or fossil foraminifera and other protists.

   FellowshipPaleontology/Micropaleontology/Protistology (foraminifera and other protists)

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

6. M. Ruth Todd Graduate and Postdoctoral Internship Grant

   Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research offers the M. Ruth Todd Graduate and Postdoctoral Internship Grant to support graduate students (M.S., Ph.D.), postdoctoral investigators, and graduating undergraduates entering graduate programs studying micropaleontology (foraminifera and allied organisms), awarding up to $7,000 USD in unrestricted funds to support living, travel, and research expenses for work at another institution.

   InternshipMicropaleontology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $7,000

7. Retiree Research and Travel Grants

   Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research offers Retiree Research and Travel Grants to support research projects and travel related to foraminiferal studies.

   Research ProjectPaleontology (Foraminiferal research)

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   Not listed

8. William V. Sliter Research Award — Graduate student research support in Mesozoic and Cenozoic foraminifera

   The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research offers the William V. Sliter Research Award, a fellowship providing up to $3,000 to support graduate research on Mesozoic and Cenozoic foraminifera.

   FellowshipPaleontology / Micropaleontology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $3,000

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