Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund Grant

Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Helminthological Society of Washington
Last Updated: October 30, 2025

Summary

The Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund, established in 1936 by the Helminthological Society of Washington, promotes the study of parasitology and related sciences. It provides limited support for the publication of significant manuscripts by authors lacking institutional backing. The fund aims to enhance the visibility of parasitological research, focusing on comparative studies that integrate biodiversity with historical ecological approaches, contributing to a deeper understanding of global biodiversity patterns.

Overview

Our Mission The Helminthological Society of Washington, the prototype scientific organization for parasitological research in North America was founded in 1910 by a devoted group of parasitologists in Washington, D.C. Forging a niche in national and international parasitology over the past century, the Society focuses on comparative research, emphasizing taxonomy, systematics, ecology, biogeography and faunal survey inventory within a morphological and molecular foundation. Interdisciplinary and crosscutting, comparative parasitology links contemporary biodiversity studies with historical approaches to biogeography, ecology and coevolution within a cohesive framework. Through its two meetings in the Washington, D.C. area annually, and via the peer-reviewed Comparative Parasitology (continuing the Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington in its 67th volume), the Society actively supports and builds recognition for modern parasitological research. Taxonomic diversity represented in the pages of the Society's journal treats the rich helminth faunas in terrestrial and aquatic plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as parasitic protozoa and arthropods. Parasitology, among the most integrative of the biological sciences, provides data critical to elucidation of general patterns of global biodiversity. Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust The Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund was established in 1936 to encourage and promote the study and advancement of the Science of Parasitology and related sciences. Income from the Trust currently provides token support of Comparative Parasitology and limited support for publication of meritorious manuscripts by authors lacking in institutional or other backing.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Income from the Trust currently provides limited support for publication of meritorious manuscripts by authors lacking in institutional or other backing.