Black Belt Museum Cretaceous Paleontology & Fossil Science Fellowship

Academic Overview & Description

Competitive research fellowship excavating Late Cretaceous mosasaur and plesiosaur marine reptile fossils from the Mooreville Chalk formations of western Alabama.

Funding & Financial Support

Funding Award

$4,000 summer research stipend, field excavation equipment, and museum specimen curation access

Tuition Rate

Supported through Black Belt Museum Research Endowment

Application Fee

$0

Admission & Candidate Requirements

Academic GPA

Enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in geology, biology, or environmental science with 3.0+ GPA

English Language

TOEFL 79+

Standardized Exam

Exempt

Application Materials

Paleontological field excavation proposal

Letters of Recommendation

Museum curator recommendation

Institutional Guidance

For official application submission procedures, portal logins, and faculty matching, consult The University of West Alabama's detailed profile or visit the department application portal.

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