John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program
Forecasted
John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program supports undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers visiting PRI’s collections to pursue collections-based research in paleontology.
Funder: Paleontological Research Institution
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500 per grant
Summary: Supports undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers visiting PRI’s collections for research in any field of paleontology.
Key Information: Funding supports collections-based research requiring a visit to PRI in Ithaca, New York.
Description
The John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program is administered by the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) to support undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers conducting collections-based research in any field of paleontology. Grants support visits to PRI’s collections in Ithaca, New York.
PRI houses one of North America’s largest collections of invertebrate fossils, with particular strengths in Cenozoic mollusks from the Western Hemisphere and marine invertebrates of the northeastern United States, especially the Devonian of central New York. Supported research has explored fossil diversity, evolutionary relationships, morphological variation, predatory interactions, and extinction. The program honors John W. Wells (1907–1994), a former president of PRI’s Board of Trustees, longtime Cornell University geology faculty member, and authority on fossil and living corals.
