Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Research
Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Research supports master's and doctoral students studying living or fossil foraminifera to advance understanding of their systematics, ecology, and past environments.
Funder: Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Due Dates: March 1, 2027 (Annual proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $3,000 per award
Summary: Supports master's and doctoral student research on the systematics, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and ecology of fossil or living foraminifera.
Key Information: Applicants must be Cushman Foundation members at the time of application.
Description
The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research established this student research award in 1985 to honor Joseph A. Cushman. Administered by the Foundation's Board of Directors, it supports developed master's and doctoral research projects focused on the systematics, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and ecology of fossil or living foraminifera.
Supported work includes investigations of foraminiferal diversity, distribution, host-symbiont interactions, calcification, and responses to environmental change, as well as fossil assemblages used to reconstruct past environments. Geochemistry is eligible when it relates to an aspect of living or fossil foraminifera, and applicants should explain that relationship. Research using microfossils solely as geochemical indicators is not funded.
