The Society for Marine Mammalogy would like to inform eligible members (see below) that this year's Small Grants in Aid of Research application window opens on 1 June 2020. 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 in early September 2020. The awards are up to US $2,000. 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 any country not on this Excluded Country List: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States. 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 not on the above Excluded Country List. 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. Last year 15 of 32 applicants from 13 counties received funding ranging from $830 to $2,000. For technical questions regarding the online application, please email the Society webmaster at 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>