NEW WEBSITE
The Society has a new website which can be visited at:
http://www.palaeosoc.org/site/home/
The Palaeontographical Society exists for the purpose of figuring and describing British fossils by publishing monographs. Information about membership of the Society can be found on this site. Our past members include Charles Darwin and Richard Owen. Intending authors can also download information about submitting a manuscript.
Palaeontographical Society Research Fund
Awards from the Palaeontological Society Research Fund are made to assist palaeontological research (travel, visits to museums, fieldwork, etc.) within the Society’s remit of describing the fossil fauna and flora of the British Isles.
It is intended that two awards will normally be made in each year to a value of around £500 each, although the exact amount and the number of awards may vary at the discretion of the Council. No definite age limit or other restriction is applied, although preference will be given to applicants at the start of their careers or those without alternative sources of funding. The award is open to both amateur and professional palaeontologists, but preference will be given to members of the Society.
The next deadline for applications will be 16 April 2009.
Applications should be submitted electronically to the Co-Secretaries, Drs Sarah Long (S.Long@nhm.ac.uk) and Paul Barrett (P.Barrett@nhm.ac.uk). The application should comprise a short CV (including details of publications, appointments and distinctions: no longer than three sides of A4), an account of research aims and objectives (5,000 characters maximum), and a breakdown of the proposed expenditure. Each application should be accompanied by the name and contact details of an appropriate scientific referee. Failure to provide a complete application will result in disqualification. Successful candidates must produce a short report (500-1000 words) for the Palaeontographical Society Newsletter that will be published in March 2010. Applicants are also asked to consider publication of their research results in the Palaeontographical Society’s monograph series.
