Funding applications to visit and study the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Dear students (and advisors)

We invite funding applications for undergraduate and graduate students
to visit and study the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County and the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. THE DEADLINE IS
RAPIDLY APPROACHING:

OCTOBER 1ST!!!

Details about the collections study grants and links to application
forms can be found here:
https://nhm.org/site/research-collections/opportunities [1]
We encourage prospective applicants to contact the relevant curator and
collections manager of the collections they wish to visit before
assembling proposal materials (see below). Applications should include
information on the objectives and significance of the proposed research,
the relevance of NHMLA collections to the project, any collaboration
with NHMLA curators (if applicable), and the methods used in the
research.Awards are made in either partial or full support of travel,
lodging, and incidental costs while visiting the NHMLA collections.
Individual award amounts can vary, but typically range from
$500–$1000, with a maximum of $1500.

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS HOME TO FOUR MAJOR
PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS:

The INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY collection is among the largest in North
America, with particular strengths in Cretaceous and Cenozoic mollusks
from the Eastern Pacific. For more information:
https://research.nhm.org/ip/ [2] Please contact Austin Hendy at
ahendy@nhm.org for further information about the collection.

The VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY collection is the fifth largest in the
country, with strengths in California, the southwestern portion of the
United States, and the northwestern portion of Mexico, and in particular
terrestrial mammals, whales, pinnipeds, fishes, sharks and other marine
vertebrates from the Cenozoic. Please contact Sam McLeod
(smcleod@nhm.org) regarding collection availability. For more
information:
https://nhm.org/site/research-collections/vertebrate-paleontology

The LA BREA TAR PITS & MUSEUM contains collections from one of the
world’s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the
largest and most diverse assemblage of late Pleistocene plants and
animals in the world. The collections document the Los Angeles biota
over the last 50,000 years and include some 3.5 million specimens
representing over 600 species of plants and animals. Please contact
Aisling Farrell (afarrell@tarpits.org) regarding collection
availability. For more information:
https://nhm.org/site/research-collections/rancho-la-brea

The DINOSAUR INSTITUTE houses a world-class collection of Mesozoic
tetrapods, including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles,
mammals, skin impressions, and eggs. Please contact Maureen Walsh
(mwalsh@nhm.org) regarding collection availability. For more
information:
https://nhm.org/site/research-collections/dinosaur-institute

Get applying!
Austin