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Application for a MSA Research Grant
Please indicate which grant you seek (chose only one):
[  ] MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
[  ] grant from the Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Fund

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PERSONAL DATA:
Name ____________________________________________________________________
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Address:
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Telephone: ______________________________

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EDUCATION (university or college):

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To what degree, if any, are you presently working? (Circle)
BS      MS      PhD     other   none

EMPLOYMENT (since secondary school)

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ACADEMIC HONORS:

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FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS (give brief description and dates)    

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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

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LOCATION WHERE RESEARCH WILL BE DONE:

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REFERENCES (names and e-mail or mail addresses of two people who are familiar with your academic work.  They do not need to write any supporting statements when your proposal is submitted.  They may be contacted by the committee if the need arises.)

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PART 2. RESEARCH PROPOSAL.

 (a) Supply a short, descriptive title for your proposed research.

 (b) Briefly describe your proposed research project on separate pages, with a total length (not counting literature references and figures) of less than 500 words. The proposal (including the literature references and figures) must not exceed 4 pages. Proposals that exceed this length will not be considered. Be sure to include the motivation and importance of the study, its specific objectives, your approach to the problem, and the specific research methods you will use. The award will be made on the basis of the qualifications of the applicant, the quality, innovativeness, and scientific significance of the research, and the likelihood of success of the project.

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PART 3. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. Requests can be made for up to $5000. Indicate specifically how the funds will be used and what other support for the proposed research is available and/or has been sought. Use an additional page if needed. There are no restrictions on how the requested funds may be spent, as long as they are used in support of research. Travel to meetings, conferences, short courses, non-research fieldtrips, salary, etc. are not considered suitable uses of research money. Proposals that make such requests will not be considered further.

[SUBMIT either ONE electronic version (you can submit a pdf but we would prefer you also submit the orginal MicroSoft Word or other word-processing docudemnt from which it is made, or TWO black & white paper copies, or FIVE paper copies if your proposal includes color figures or other unreproductible materials.  Send these copies to  Dr. Ann E. Benbow, Mineralogical Society of America, 3635 Concorde Pkwy Ste 500, Chantilly VA 20151-1125, USA; fax: +1 (703) 652-9951, e-mail: abenbow@minsocam.org no later than March 1, 2021.]

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