RE: grant for antonio

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Fabio Marco Dalla Vecchia
>
> Of course, I thank Frank and the DML. Some persons seem to be unaware of
> the difficulty a paleontologist can find in obtaining an economical support
> for a paleontological research in many countries of the world.

I just want to add here that EVERYONE gets grants turned down. Name a 
paleontologist (heck, *any* scientist) whose applied for
grants, and they've had some of their applications turned down. This doesn't 
mean that the project wasn't worth funding, but only
that given the very limited resources for research science, and paleontology 
within that, that not all projects can be funded in a
given year. Or decade. Or lifetime.

Much credit for Frank, Fabio, and their creative funding scheme.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
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