Houston
Conchology Society
(Page last updated March 1, 2024.)
NOTICE: New Grants are available for 2024. Please read below.
T. E. Pulley Award
In 2002 HCS members established the T. E. Pulley award to honor his many contributions to the club. The late Dr. Tom Pulley was the Director of the Houston Museum of Natural Science where he helped to establish the Museum’s Malacology Department. He was instrumental in organizing the Northwest Gulf of Mexico Marine Mollusk Survey during the 1960’s
He was a valuable asset to a young Houston Conchology Society. Dr. Pulley taught malacology and conchology workshops at the Museum. Many members joined the HCS after attending one of his seminars. He was generous with his time. Members benefited from his educational programs at meetings and from his expertise on field trips. He was very supportive of the Texas Conchologist and contributed articles to it.
Member Tina Petway designed the T. E. Pulley Award to be presented to a shell show exhibitor for an outstanding Texas marine shell. The award would be presented in the name of an HCS member who has made outstanding contributions to the club. The first T. E. Pulley Award was presented in the name of Barbara Hudson. The Sea Shell Searchers of Brazoria County shell show was the venue for the first award. Sea Shell Searchers member Irene Norris won for her Busycon contrarium display.
Constance E. Boone/Dr. John McHenry Grant
Ronald and Beverly Carter Grant
The Houston Conchology Society will provide
two $2,000 grants in 2024 to qualified persons undertaking
research on recent marine mollusks.
Applicants for the Boone/McHenry grant must be citizens of the United
States or its territories who are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate
studies at a United States college or university.
Subject of study must be marine, but may be worldwide.
Applicants for the Ronald and Beverly Carter Grant must be US citizens
enrolled in a Texas college or university.
Subject of study must be Texas marine molluscan species.
The Houston Conchology Society (HCS) Grants Committee will judge all
applications. Awards will be announced on the first of June each year.
Applicants may apply for both grants, but only qualify for one
grant. Separate winners will
be announced by June 1.
If a grant is awarded, the recipient must submit a summary of
the project progress to Tina Petway of the Grants Committee within one
year of the award. This report should be at least one page in length,
reporting positive and/or negative results. Recipients who do not comply
with this stipulation will be required to return the award.
Grant recipients are encouraged to submit a short paper concerning their
research to Tina Petway for publication in the scientific publications
section of the HCS webpage.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications should not exceed 5
single space pages and should include the following:
1 - Project title;
2 -
Project summary - not to exceed 200 words;
3 -
Proposal body, including background information (introduction) necessary
to understand the project and its significance, a material and methods
section, and the proposed research plan;
4 - Itemized budget of estimated expenses;
5 - Literature referenced.
All students must submit a letter of recommendation from an academic or
professional source.
If funding is being requested from several sources, an overall budget
for the project may be presented with items and total amount requested
from the HCS clearly indicated. Grants will not cover salaries,
overhead, conferences, travel, or meeting costs.
Deadline for applications is May 1st.
Applications must be submitted to:
Tina Petway:
tpetway@hmns.org.
Recommendation forms must be sent by mail and postmarked
by May 1. (See
Recommendation Form for address)
For application forms click here: BOONE/McHENRY GRANT CARTER GRANT
Questions? E-mail Tina Petway at
tpetway@hmns.org.
Site last updated 3/1/2024.