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The
Association of Applied Paleontological
Sciences (AAPS) maintains and administers
several privately funded grants that are
available to researchers and educators
worldwide. Please follow the links below for
more specific information on how to apply
for each.
The
deadline for submitting applications for
these grants is November 1, to be considered
for the following year's awards.
A.
Allen Graffham Research Grant AAPS
will offer this research grant annually to a
scientist, researcher, or student in
paleontology, that will publish on specimens
collected by, or in collaboration with, AAPS
members.
Dan
and Hope Rigel Educational Grant This
grant was instituted early in 2011, and is
available to high school teachers or high
school educators to promote the education of
their students in geology and paleontology.
The minimum grant is $250.00.
David
Kronen Casting and Molding Grant
The David Kronen Casting and Molding Grant is
a $1,000 grant created to support the casting,
molding, and/or 3D scanning and printing of
commercially collected paleontological
specimens. It is available to any interested
party working on a commercially collected
specimen, with the condition that replicas of
the specimen be used to further public
education and/or research.
Gary
R. Olson Paleontology Educator Classroom
Materials Grant The Gary R. Olson
Paleontology Educator Classroom Materials
Grant was created in honor of our late
colleague who passed away unexpectedly in
2023. Gary was a highly skilled and very
popular field paleontologist and paleontology
educator. He inspired countless young people
to pursue science through his fieldwork and
educational public programs.
René
M. Vandervelde Research Grant Is
available to qualified researchers working on
the marine paleontology, geology, or
stratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous Pierre and
Bearpaw Shales of North America.
William
H. Mason III Preparators' Grant The
William H. Mason III Preparators' Grant was
created to assist both academic and commercial
preparators working on fossil or meterorite
specimens that will be displayed in a public
museum, or will become part of a permanent
research collection.
The Association of Applied Paleontological
Sciences, AAPS, is a public charity under IRS
section 501(c)(3). As such it is tax exempt
for income tax purposes and is permitted to
receive tax deductible gifts pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Service. It is also able to
receive tax deductible bequests for estate tax
purposes. Donations to any of our scholarships
and grants are totally tax deductible here in
the United States. 100% of all scholarship and
grant donations are used for those purposes
only.
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