The Society for Marine Mammalogy would like to inform eligible members (see below) that this year's application window opens on 1 June 2016. Applications will be accepted during the entire month of June. The Committee of Scientific Advisors will review applications and make recommendations on funding with decisions announced before 1 September 2016. The awards are up to US $1,500. All three of the following eligibility requirements must be met: 1. Be a member of the Society for Marine Mammalogy 2. Be a national of a country with a developing economy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country#List_of_developing_economies> as defined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (preference is given to early career researchers such as students and researchers with less than 5 years post-doctoral experience) 3. Be conducting research in a country with a developing economy The Small Grant web page<https://www.marinemammalscience.org/jobs-grants/grants-in-aid-of-research-information/> provides full information, links to past successful applications, a list of recipients from prior years and their completed project reports, and a link to the application itself. Please be mindful of the word limits in the various sections of the application. For technical questions regarding the online application, please email admin@marinemammalscience.org<mailto:admin@marinemammalscience.org> For all other questions about the grants, please contact: Douglas Wartzok Chair Committee of Scientific Advisors Society for Marine Mammalogy wartzok@fiu.edu<mailto:wartzok@fiu.edu>