AMS Research Awards

The American Malacological Society (AMS) has several funds that were established to provide financial research support for students and others working in malacology. The sponsored research is expected to result in a peer-reviewed publication. Information about these funds and application instructions are given at respective links below.

• Melbourne R. Carriker Student Research Award in Malacology
  Student research award for projects that focus on themes in malacology
  

• Richard E. Petit Student Research Award for Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics of Mollusks
  Student research award for projects that focus on revisionary taxonomy and systematics of mollusks
  
  

• The Dee Saunders Dundee Memorial Research Grant - Malacology Research Award
  Research award for projects that focus on themes in malacology that is available to graduate students, postdocs, and early career malacologists who come from an underrepresented group in malacology
  
  
• The Dee Saunders Dundee Memorial Research Grant - Community-Oriented Malacology Research Award 
  Research award for projects that are community-oriented and involve research that involves community science, environmental justice, conservation, or other applicable areas
  
  

• The Dee Saunders Dundee Memorial Research Grant - Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity
  Research award provides funds to support summer research of undergraduate students from groups that are subject to historical discrimination and underrepresented in malacology