Career Development Grant
Career Development Grant supports early-career palaeontologists with publication preparation, data collection, training and internships to strengthen CVs and advance careers in research or curation.
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Funder: The Palaeontological Association
Due Dates: October 7, 2027, at 23:59 GMT (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £2,500 GBP per award
Summary: Supports early-career palaeontologists with career-building activities leading to measurable outputs in research or curation.
Key Information: Applicants must be Association members without other financial support or a secured next position.
Description
The Palaeontological Association’s Career Development Grant helps early-career researchers strengthen their CVs and progress towards careers in palaeontological research or curation. It supports researchers completing their PhD or approaching the end of fixed-term employment who lack financial support for their next career-development step. Proposed activities must produce a clear, measurable output and contribute directly to a realistic career plan.
Supported activities include living costs while preparing a PhD chapter for publication or writing a fellowship or grant application, additional data collection for publication, skills-development courses, and research or training internships in another group. Assessment considers financial need, career-plan quality, the activity’s contribution to the applicant’s CV, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness.
