The Palaeontological Association

Open programs8

1. Best Paper Awards (The Palaeontological Association)

   The Palaeontological Association offers annual Best Paper Awards to recognize outstanding papers published in Palaeontology and Papers in Palaeontology, judged on scientific breadth and impact, novelty of approach, and quality of writing and illustration.

   OtherPalaeontology

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2. Career Development Grant

   Palaeontological Association's Career Development Grant provides up to £2,500 to support early-career researchers who have recently submitted or are about to submit their PhD, funding measurable activities that strengthen the CV (e.g., living costs while preparing publications or fellowship applications, further data collection, training, or internships); funds are paid after thesis submission and cessation of PhD funding and are normally available from January following the application deadline.

   FellowshipPalaeontology

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   $2,500

3. Engagement Grant Application Form

   The Palaeontological Association is soliciting applications for its Engagement Grant via an online form that collects the principal applicant’s contact details, project title and the total funds requested in GBP to support palaeontology engagement activities.

   OtherPalaeontology

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4. Engagement Grants

   The Palaeontological Association offers Engagement Grants to support educational outreach, public engagement, and related palaeontological initiatives.

   Research ProjectPalaeontology

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   $8,000

5. Jones-Fenleigh Fund - SVPCA

   The Palaeontological Association, on behalf of the Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy (SVPCA), administers the Jones‑Fenleigh Fund to provide bursaries for attendance at the SVPCA meeting (travel, registration, accommodation, subsistence); up to five awards of up to £500 each are normally available and optional extras (field trips, dinners, merchandise) are not eligible.

   TravelPalaeontology

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   $500

6. Jones-Fenleigh Fund bursaries for SVPCA attendance

   The Palaeontological Association administers the Jones-Fenleigh Fund, offering bursaries to individuals with no other access to funding to enable attendance at the Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy (SVPCA).

   TravelPalaeontology

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7. Palaeontological Association Research Grants

   The Palaeontological Association offers Research Grants of up to £10,000 to support single palaeontological research projects or proof-of-concept studies (field-based work permitted where scientific objectives and outcomes are clear), with preference for single-purpose awards rather than top-ups; investigator salary costs are only considered in exceptional cases and, if awarded, all legal and financial liability rests with the applicant.

   Research ProjectPalaeontology

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   $10,000

8. Palaeontological Association Small Grants Scheme (Sylvester-Bradley, Whittington, Stan Wood Awards)

   The Palaeontological Association’s Small Grants Scheme (Sylvester-Bradley, Whittington, Stan Wood awards) offers annual grants—generally up to £3,000 each—to support palaeontological research, museum-based projects and vertebrate palaeontology including fieldwork and fossil collecting.

   Research ProjectPalaeontology

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   Amount

   $3,000

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