The American Society of Mammalogists has established a program to fund African nationals studying mammals anywhere in Africa (including Madagascar). Our intent is to promote mammalogy in Africa, a continent with exceptional mammalian diversity but lacking in adequate resources for training and educating young professionals. The African Graduate Student Research Fund supports African graduate students in any degree-granting graduate program who show promise of becoming leaders of the next generation of mammalogists. We anticipate awarding up to three grants of $1500 US in 2019. Applications are due 15 March 2019.

More information for applicants and donors can be found here.

Please encourage any eligible applicants to apply!


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Link Olson, Ph.D.
Curator of Mammals, University of Alaska Museum
Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
tel: (907) 474-5998, link.olson@alaska.edu

Mailing address: UA Museum, 1962 Yukon Drive, P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960



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Eric Archer, Ph.D.

Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NOAA)
8901 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
858-546-7121 (work)
858-546-7003 (FAX)

Marine Mammal Genetics Group: swfsc.noaa.gov/mmtd-mmgenetics
GitHub: github.com/ericarcher

Adjunct Professor, Marine Biology
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego


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 The wonderful thing about science is that it
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