Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize Grant

The Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize is awarded at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting to recognize exceptional student poster presentations. Established to honor the Colberts' contributions to vertebrate paleontology, the prize includes a cash award and a certificate. Eligibility requires current SVP membership, with prior winners ineligible. Participants must present original research and be present during the poster session for evaluation by the Colbert Prize Panel.

Selected and presented onsite at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting, the Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize recognizes an outstanding student poster presentation. The prize was named in honor of the Colberts’ contributions to vertebrate paleontology.
Prize Include:

• A cash award.A prize ribbon and certificate.
• Be Aware:

Posters in the competition will bear a specific marking in the abstract book to designate them as being part of the competition.Be alert for instructions concerning set-up times for posters. Venue permitting the posters may be set-up on day one and displayed for the full four days of the conference.Authors who have received confirmation about being accepted to the session must provide a PDF of their poster according to SVP procedures and timelines, and this version will be passed on to the Colbert Prize Panel before the conference. This is used for evaluating posters prior to the finalist interviews and ensures that the full committee can be part of the process even in hybrid arrangements.Preliminary judging of posters will occur prior to the regular poster session. The panel will select five to seven finalists.All students are expected to be present at their poster during the afternoon poster session on the day of the competition. A no-show by the presenter, means elimination of the poster from the competition.The Colbert Prize Panel will visit finalists’ posters during the afternoon poster session to evaluate each presenter’s knowledge of the material covered in the poster.The winner will be contacted before the Awards Banquet and may be asked to set up their poster again prior to the Awards Banquet.

Eligibility

Current membership in SVP is required. If you have not joined or renewed your membership for the current calendar year, please do so before submitting your abstract. The competition is open to all students who wish to present aspects of their paleontological research.Previous entrants and finalists are strongly encouraged to enter again if eligible.The research presented should be new and unpublished.The abstract and poster must be single or first authored by the student.
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Ineligibility

Previous Colbert Prize winners may not enter the competition again.