Best Paleontology Grants in Virgin Islands

Researchers and qualified parties conducting field or laboratory studies on recent or fossil mollusks can seek up to US $2,500 for self-contained malacology projects, including paleontological work, in the Virgin Islands and beyond. Conchologists of America supports projects across disciplines from autecology to zoogeography; high school students are ineligible and institutional overhead is not allowed.

Virgin Islands paleontology researchers, scientists, and students can access funding through the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences to support publication, technical, collecting, and other research costs. The US $1,000 A. Allen Graffham Paleontology Research Grant supports work that publishes on fossils collected by, or in collaboration with, AAPS members and acknowledges the association and contributing member.

Organizations and researchers conducting paleontology projects, including those in Virgin Islands, can use this grant to fund museum travel, research supplies, fieldwork, and external analyses. Grants from Western Interior Paleontological Society support novel paleontological research or closely related fields, with preference for WIPS members and first-time applicants, and awards up to US $1,000.

Graduate students in paleontology and other geological sciences enrolled at universities in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere in North and Central America can seek research funding through the GSA Graduate Student Research Grants program. The Geological Society of America offers approximately US $2,500 to support master’s and doctoral thesis research for GSA members.

The David B. Jones Foundation Grant supports educational, research, and charitable initiatives in paleontology within the United States. Established in 1998, it offers various funding types, including one-time, multiyear, and challenge grants, focusing on projects that promote the science of paleontology. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations aligned with the foundation's mission, prioritizing programs that engage young fossil hunters and public education through museums. The foundation does not fund individual requests or religious organizations.