Annual Meeting
Patterson Memorial Grant

The purpose of this award, named in honor of Dr. Bryan Patterson, is to support student field work in vertebrate paleontology. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Applicants and their sponsors must be SVP members or pending members. Proposals for the Patterson Memorial Grant must be for field work, and particular consideration will be given to proposals for field work that is innovative rather than routine, venturesome rather than predictable, unusual rather than run-of-the-mill. The Patterson Memorial Grant may be used to supplement other sources of funding (and vice versa); if such funding is currently available, please include this information in the budget section of the application form. If completion of the project depends upon securing other funding, indicate this as well. Learn more about Dr. Patterson.


Submission Guidelines

The application consists of a two-page form. Do not attach letters, CVs, reprints, photos, or any other supporting documents; extra pages will be discarded. All applications must be approved and signed by a faculty sponsor (or the equivalent). By signing, the sponsor signifies that this is a worthy project in the spirit of the award. The applicant should indicate in the text of the proposal whether permits are necessary for the field work, and how such permits will be obtained. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to report on his or her work at a future SVP meeting and/or in the SVP News Bulletin.

The application submission process is a two-step process:

  1. E-mail the unsigned completed application to the Patterson Memorial Grant chair by January 15, 2009 at Midnight, Central Time Zone, USA; AND
  2. Mail the completed application, bearing the sponsor's signature, to the Patterson Memorial Grant chair as well. It must be postmarked no later than Janurary 30, 2009.
    NOTE: Faxed applications are not acceptable.

Download the application (PDF 8KB) (Word document 27KB)

Any questions regarding the award may be directed to Patterson Memorial Grant Committee Chair Patrick O'Connor.

Patrick O'Connor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
228 Irvine Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701 USA
E-mail: oconnorp@ohiou.edu

Winner(s) will be acknowledged at the banquet of the annual SVP meeting.


Submission Period

The deadline for the e-mailed portion of the 2009 award applications and nominations is January 15, 2009 at NOON, Central TIme Zone, USA. The mailed portion of the 2009 award applications and nominations must be postmarked no later than January 30, 2009.


Prize

In 2009, a grant of $2,700 will be awarded to one person or divided equally between two people.


View Past Patterson Memorial Grant Recipients