Re: grant for antonio

[mkirkaldy@aol.com]

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. <tholtz@geol.umd.edu> wrote:

< 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.>
I'm sure that the major foundations get thousands of grant applications 
a year.

< 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.>
The positive aspects of the Antonio grant request are that it was small 
enough to be do-able, came at the right time, and Frank was good enough 
to rally support for a DML-funded grant. We obviously couldn't fund a 
dig that needed thousands of dollars, but something < $1000 was 
possible. Given the generousity of the DML membership, it will soon be 
a reality.

And Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org wrote:

< Yep, I just got my NSF grant for the Cedar Mountain Formation 
dinosaurs shot down - again.
Ken >
Okay, how much do you need?  We need a DML grant form!

Mary