Outreach & Education Grant (Paleontological Society)

Outreach & Education Grant (Paleontological Society) is sponsored by The Paleontological Society. This grant provides support to Paleontological Society members for programs and activities involving educational outreach and community engagement related to paleontology.

Paleontological Society Outreach and Education Grant Code of Fossil Collecting Responsible Geologic Fieldwork Practices Arthur James Boucot Research Grants Norman Newell Early Career Grant Program Sepkoski Grants (International Research Program) Outreach and Education Grant The Paleontological Society Collections Grants Grant Types and Past Recipients Paleontological Society Medal Fellows of the Paleontological Society AWG/PS Winifred Goldring Award AWG/PS Undergraduate Excellence in Paleontology Award Student Support Opportunities Heidemarie Johnson Scholarship Fund in Applied Student Educational Experiences Paleontology in the Parks Fellowship Program 2025 Editorial Intern position with Paleobiology and Journal of Paleontology Distinguished Lecturer Program PS Geoscience Congressional Visit Days Member Access to Online Journals Palaeontologia Electronica 2025 Editorial Intern positions with Paleobiology and Journal of Paleontology 2025 Annual Meeting at GSA Regional Education Contacts Graduate Programs in Paleontology Paleontological Society Outreach and Education Grant The Paleontological Society Outreach and Education Grant provides support to our members for programs and activities involving educational out reach and community engagement.

Potential fundable projects include, but are not limited to, field trips to fossil sites and/or museums for teachers and pre-college students, educator training and curriculum development, participation in local community initiatives, development of educational materials for classroom use, and website or other online material development.

The subject matter covered by outreach proposals may fall within any sub-discipline of paleontology/paleobiology.

Particularly encouraged are projects that (1) include opportunities for undergraduate students to become involved in paleontological outreach to younger students or the public, (2) create new educational “apps” or other technologies, and/or (3) produce educational materials that could be distributed more widely through the PS website.

Prior recipients of a PS Outreach and Education Grant must wait one year before being eligible to submit another application (e.g., a 2021 grant recipient must wait until 2023 to submit another proposal). Prior recipients must also submit their required final report on the funded project before being eligible to apply for a second award.

The Paleontological Society will issue grants of up to $2,500 each; the number of awards to be made is flexible. Recipients will be notified May 4th Grantees are required to submit a follow-up project report by March of the next year Applicants must be members of the Paleontological Society at the time of application.

Graduate student applicants should provide documentation of a professional member’s willingness to serve as advisor for the project. Applications for a PS Outreach and Education Grant must include: 1.

A project proposal, three to five pages in length, which must include: names and contact addresses of participating personnel the proposer’s Paleontological Society Member Number a brief synopsis of the project target audience (e.g., grade level, in-service teachers, the public) expected outcomes (including how they will be assessed) a discussion of the significance to the science education community. 2.

A detailed, itemized budget with justification of the uses of the PS Education & Outreach funds. We cannot pay overhead or indirect costs. Matching funds from other sources are strongly encouraged.

3. A one page CV for each of the project personnel. All applications must be submitted electronically by completing and submitting this form .

The cover sheet, research proposal, and CV must be sent in one PDF file as a form attachment. PS Education and Outreach Coordinator University of California, Los Angeles Grantees will be selected by a subcommittee of the Paleontological Society’s Education & Outreach Committee. Evaluation criteria include the goals, significance, feasibility, creativity, and likely impact of the project, and the soundness of the budget.

Recipients will be notified by May 4. Grant awards can be made directly to individuals or to institutions. Please be advised that if a grantee opts to receive the funds directly, the Paleontological Society is required to issue an IRS 1099 form at the end of the calendar year.

The grant funds may or may not be taxable; grantees must make that determination themselves. The Society cannot offer tax advice. Grantees are required to submit a follow-up project report by March 2020 detailing the project’s outcomes.

Details on the reporting requirements will be sent to all grantees.

If you have any questions about applications or the submission process for grants, please contact [email protected] Aldo Marcelo Benites Palomino Fósiles Tropicales en 90 segundos (Tropical Fossils in 90 seconds) The ABCs of Lake Tanganyika’s Evolution and Ecology: A Young Reader’s Guide to the Inhabitants and History of Africa’s Oldest Lake Lauren Michael Kateland Hall 100 Years since the Scopes Monkey Trial; A Celebration of Paleontology in the State of Tennessee PaleoStream and digital communities.

Outreach of Paleontology in new digital media Touch a Fossil Workshop – Become a Paleontologist for a Day GeoSplore: A User-Friendly, Interactive, and Accessible Mobile Application for Geologic and Paleontologic Information Online Interactive Map for the South Dakota Mines Museum of Geology Dinosaurs in the City: Bringing Dinosaurs Into Underserved Schools In Urban Environments Unveiling Argentina's Prehistoric Giants: A Journey through Dinosaur Discoveries Measuring the Efficacy of Pop-Up Museum Displays in the Stan Community Finalizing Wind River Reservation Outreach: Bringing forth STEAM beyond concept Edwin Alberto Cadena Rueda Zapatoca Colombia, a sea of fossils‚ the exhibit.

Day at the Museum: A day-long event bringing museum science to Berkeley and Oakland communities Pre-College Student and Science Educator Engagement with the Beloit College Paleontological Collection Paleo Podcasts: Using Podcasts to Evaluate Student Learning Am immersive Paleontological and Geoscience Field Experience for Underrepresented Female High School Students Paleo-Robotics: Student-driven Experiment in Underwater Paleontology Rocks & Fossils in Your Backyard: A Niagara Escarpment Illustrated Children’s Book and Teacher’s Guide Ghosts of Hell Creek Choreology Lab: Towards and Experimental Cross-Cultural Dance-Paleontology Pedagogy Oceans of Time: Teaching Young Learners about Climate Change, Evolution, and Deep Time with Ammonite Paleo Puppets Undraa Tumen and Taormina Lepore Translation of University of California Museum of Paleontology Evolution 101 Resources into Mongolian Language in Collaboration with the Institute for the Study of Mongolian Dinosaurs Erynn Johnson and colleagues Interdisciplinary learning through the evolution of mollusk shell geometry Melissa Kemp and colleagues Capacity Building for the NEET Young Innovators STEM Camp: using Caribbean paleontology as a tool for place-based experiential learning in Jamaica Stephanie Killingsworth and colleagues Chewing on Change: Bringing Fossil Horses into Title I Schools to Learn About Macroevolution Bronwyn Mayo and colleagues Wenas Mammoth Foundation's Summer Education Program Mobile Museum Curiosity Carts: Bringing Paleontology to North Mississippians Michael Sandy and colleagues Integrating paleontology into Bulgarian classrooms; an inquiry-based STEM workshop for teachers of grades 2-8, and development of resources Colin D.

Sproat and colleagues Exploring Fossils Field Trip Program Elena Stiles and colleagues Highlighting Contributions of Latin American Women in Paleontology Through Educational and Communication Tools Noelia Beatriz Carmona and Juan José Ponce The history of the Earth and life through experiments: Science Club for Children Christopher Dean and colleagues PalaeoParty!

- live streaming as a novel form of science communication Michael Gibson and Kari Hughes Cretaceous Coon Creek Lagerstätte PaleoCamp (CCCL PaleoCamp): Training master teachers Sarah Jacquet and colleagues Bridging the gap: creating a virtual field environment to uncover midwestern geologic history Gabriel-Philip Santos and Brittney Stoneburg Fossil Friday Chats livestream show Sandra Schachat and colleagues An accessible, modular paleo-art learning experience for children of all ages Sarah Sheffield and colleagues Time Scavengers undergraduate science communication summer virtual internship program Nicholas Spano and colleagues Where the Wild Things Were: An online atlas of charismatic animal losses from the Pleistocene to today Wendy Taylor and colleagues Palaeoscience storytelling using puppetry: puppet planet shadow stage Juan Carrillo, Luz Helena Oviedo, Edwin Cadena, Carlos Jaramillo Developing Palaeontological Tourism and Education in Colombia Crystal Cortez, Ashley Lothyan, Sarah Harty Bringing San Bernardino County Paleontological Collections to Local Schools Lilia Popova, Pavlo Goldin, Bogdan Ridush, Svitozar Davydenko Paleosites of the Dnieper Area in the Context of the Development of Local Town Museums Shamindri Tennakoon, Carmi Thompson After School at the Museum: Hands-on Learning Experiences for Elementary and Middle School Students Christy Visaggi, Robert Wilson, Leonardo Maduro-Salvarrey, Nikki Simon, Cameron Muskelly, Megan Rich Telling Stories at the Intersection of Paleontology and Culture Improving scientific education in the Mississippi Delta through paleontology Making the primate family tree tangible Diana Elizabeth Fernández It’s popcorn time!

: educational videos with activities for understanding evolution and paleontological heritage in high school Trilobite fossils on mountain tops: a paleontological outreach project in Myanmar Fossil finders at Fort Negley: Discovery of fossils and Nashville’s ancient environments by families and elementary school students Using natural history collections in liberal arts education: a new look at an old mosasaur 3D digitization of coastal geology for scientific study, public outreach, and K-12 education Adriane R.

Lam, Jennifer E. Bauer Time Scavengers: A website to educate the public about climate change and evolution and conduct research into best education and outreach practices Jacalyn M. Wittmer, Naomi Wasserman Digging into Dinosaur Behavior: Development of an interdisciplinary and field-based dinosaur dig site for PreK-8 education and outreach at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum Jocelyn A.

Sessa, Rosie L.

Oakes, Jacqueline Genovesi Summer was made for adventure: paleontological and geological field experience for minority high school girls Museum Outreach to Local Community Colleges as a Means of Increasing Diverse Students’ Access to Paleontology Augmenting the Reality of Wyoming’s Rich Fossil Record Marta Toran, Andrew Heckert “Deep Time Toolbox” Workshop for Elementary School Teachers in Rural North Carolina Ediacara Learning Center: Bringing Ediacara Fossils to the Local Communities Ryan J.

Haupt, Juliana K. Olsson, John P.

Giroir Wild and Wonderful Fossil Hunting Field Trip for the Delegates of the National Youth Science Camp: Developing a Comprehensive and Repeatable Program to Showcase Appalachian Earth Science to Recent High School Graduates Ryan Ridder, Eleanor Gardner Wanderers Through Time: A “Council’s Own” Badge for Girls Scouts of Northeast Kansas / Northwest Missouri Austin Hendy, Katy Estes-Smargiassi, Lindsay Walker, Molly Porter PROJECT PALEO: Marine Invertebrate Fossils of Southern California Paleontology Play Space: Using technology to put the public in the paleontological picture The Discoveries in Geosciences (DIG) Field School Helping teachers inspire students with real science in the classroom Haley O’Brien, Paul M.

Gignac, Holly N. Woodward Ballard Perceived Contrasts: A STE(A)M Partnership Between Oklahoma: Paleontologists, Anatomists, and Artists Jason Schein, Rick Schmidt, Jason Poole, Brittany Malinowski, Laura Rooney Dinosaur Treasures In Our Backyard Jordan Bestwick, Christopher Nedza What did it eat?

: Presenting quantitative dietary analysis in palaeobiology to a general audience at the Yorkshire Fossil Festival, UK Using 3D Maker’s Space Equipment to Create Nevada Fossil Replicas for Hands–‐on Investigations Trisha Smrecak, Maggie Johnston, Ashley Allen Who Walked Where When?

A Place-Based, Deep Time Curriculum for the Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site Warren Allmon, Robert Ross, Don Duggan-Haas, Maureen Bickley, Helaina Blume Daring to Dig: Women in Paleontology Education Materials Florida Fossil Hunters club and the FOSSIL Project team Women in Paleontology Day Linking Lecture to Learning (L3): Cultivating Scientific Thinking in Urban Schools Massimo Bernardi, Paolo Cocco EXTRILON, a Trilobite Experience to Understand Extinctions, for Everyone Victoria Chraibi, Kathleen French, Annie Mumgaard Paleontology in Rural Schools: Distance Learning through Virtual Field Trips at the University of Nebraska State Museum Ellen Currano, Claire Belcher The Bearded Lady Project Visits the PaleoFire Lab and Lyme Regis Exploring Invisible Worlds with Elementary Students Using Homemade Microscopes Joseph Frederickson, Janessa Doucette-Frederickson, Joshua Cohen Oklahoma Educators Evolve!

Addressing Science Education Issues in Oklahoma Schools: A Hands-On Learning Outreach Project David Levering, Sternberg Museum Sternberg Museum Paleontology Camps and the Kansas Fossil Map: Teaching Principles of Basic Paleontology Fieldwork and Research Skills Using Outdoor Science Lessons and Fossil Geospatial Data David Meyer, Brenda Hunda Trammel Fossil Park, Sharonville, Ohio: A Unique Resource for Field-Based Education in Paleontology Bringing the Pleistocene Megafauna into the Middle School and High School Science Classroom David Fastovsky, David Upegui Phylogenetic Systematics: Getting Relationships Right in High School Randall Irmis, Jessica Seppi, Natalie Toth, Matt Whittaker ROCKS – Real Opportunities to Connect Kids with Scientists Benjamin Kotrc, Beaudry Kock Earth in Sixty Seconds: An iOS-based game about geological time and the history of life on Earth Ellen Thomas, Pincelli Hull, Andrea Motto Foraminifera and Changing Cenozoic Climate Mapping Georgia Through Deep Time: Exploring Fossils and the History of Life using Place-Based Learning in K-12 SACNAS field trip to the Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits Edwin Alberto Cadena Rueda Graduate Programs in Paleontology The Paleontological Society