Fw: call for Welles Fund applications

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Padian" <kpadian@socrates.Berkeley.EDU>
To: <vrtpaleo@usc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: call for Welles Fund applications


> It's time once again to solicit applications for our Welles Fund; 
> this Fall the applications will be due by September 21, a bit later 
> than usual.  Any questions, please write directly to me (not to the 
> list).  Thanks!  -- kp
> 
> The late Samuel P. Welles, retired museum scientist of the University 
> of California's Museum of Paleontology, and his wife Doris Welles 
> left a generous bequest to the Museum to promote research on the 
> Museum's collections, particularly those of Mesozoic vertebrates from 
> the Colorado Plateau and others on which he worked. 
> 
> Applications to the Sam and Doris Welles Fund
> 
> o -- Preference is given to registered students and postdocs, and to 
> those with no other sources of support (especially foreign 
> colleagues).
> 
> o -- The Fund emphasizes work on the UCMP's collection of Mesozoic 
> vertebrates of the Colorado Plateau, but applications for other 
> projects in the UCMP collections are also strongly considered, 
> irrespective of age, taxon, or presence of backbone.  You can work on 
> plants or shells and we're happy to consider your application just as 
> strongly.
> 
> o -- To apply, please go to our website [on the web at 
> ucmp.berkeley.edu/museum/wellesfund] and download the application 
> form, which is provided as a Word document.  Complete the document, 
> save it with the title "YOURNAME_wellesapp" (where "YOURNAME" is your 
> surname) and send it to Kevin Padian (kpadian@socrates.berkeley.edu), 
> Chair of the committee, as an e-mail attachment. 
> 
> o -- To help you locate the specimens that you will want to study, 
> the Museum's collections database can be accessed through our 
> website; for questions about specific vertebrate specimens, please 
> contact the appropriate Museum Scientist (as noted on the website).
> 
> o -- Allowable expenses include only travel and lodging.  Food and 
> supplies are generally not provided, unless the applicant has no 
> other source of support.  Most awards are less than $1000.  To save 
> bureaucracy and provide more funding for research, we can only 
> reimburse expenses after your visit.  We cannot provide travel 
> advances.
> 
> o -- If you are not a US citizen you must arrange for the appropriate 
> Visa in advance of your trip. 
> 
> o -- Please list other sources of support for your work, as 
> applicable.  We like cost-sharing when possible.
> 
> o -- Applications that most closely fulfill the above criteria have 
> the best chance of being funded. 
> 
> o -- The biannual deadlines for our application cycle are usually 
> September 15 and April 15, but applications at other times may be 
> considered.