TMS Angelina Messina Grant Application Form

The grants are given annually to help student and early career researchers (within 10 years of obtaining their last degree) that are members of the Society in their fieldwork, conference attendance, or any other specific activity related to their research, which has not been budgeted for. A case must be made as to why funding is required above what is already available. Angelina Messina Grants cannot be awarded for miscellaneous expenditures, and neither can they be awarded retrospectively. The proposed activity must take place in the calendar year commencing the 1st of April following the application deadline in February.

The annual deadline for applications is 28th Feb. You will be notified of the outcome of your application in March.

A maximum of £500 can be awarded to each successful applicant. Successful applicants are expected to write a short report for the TMS Newsletter once their grant has been used. If you would like more information please contact the TMS secretary (secretary@tmsoc.org).

Angelina Messina Grants Process for proposals will be assessed as to whether they meet expected standards for the following criteria:

  1. Completeness of the application and adherence to the terms and conditions.
  2. Description of the activity for which funding is sought and its relevance for micropaleontology
  3. Description of benefit to applicants’ scientific career/research project development
  4. Explanation of why Angelina Messina Grant funding is required for financial support of the activity 
  5. Provision of a realistic budget
For a full breakdown of the scoring criteria (e.g., what to include in your answers), the lottery system employed here to select awardees and for the terms and conditions please see further details here.

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Q1. Please confirm that you are a TMS member, i.e., you have paid your membership subscription for the current year *
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Q2. Full Name *
Q3. Affiliation (e.g., Home academic institution) *
Q4. Affiliation Address (including country) *
Q5. E-mail (wherever possible please use an academic/business rather than personal account) *
Q6. Project title *
Q7. Name of lead advisor for PhD/undergraduate researchers and students *
Q8. Start date of research project
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Q9. End date of research project *
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Q10. Current source of funding for research position/project  *
Q11. Please briefly describe the activity for which funding is sought and its relevance for micropalaeontology (max. 250 words)
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Q12. Please describe how this award will benefit your research and scientific career (max. 250 words) *
Q13. Please explain why additional financial support is required to support the activity (max. 250 words) *
Q14. Please provide a realistic budget including a detailed breakdown of the total costs to be incurred to enable the activity to proceed and the specific costs requested here. *
Q15. If you would like to be considered for the prioritised lottery scheme then please complete the following questions. If you do not wish to be considered for the prioritised lottery system then completion of the following questions is optional and any answers will be used for diversity monitoring purposes only. *
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