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Ross Taylor Bell and Joyce Rockenbach Bell Research Grant

The Coleopterists Society

Foundation Annual Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Next expected
April 23, 2027
Tracked since
September 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: April

From the program guidelines: “Applications are submitted to The Coleopterists Society; awards are announced each year on April 23 (Ross Bell's birthday).”

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Eligible organizations

  • Researchers
  • Individuals

Geography

  • California

Overview

A research grant of The Coleopterists Society funding beetle (Coleoptera) systematics and taxonomy research, made possible by Joyce Bell's donation in memory of her husband Ross Bell. Awarded annually on April 23; the inaugural award went out in 2020 and awards have been made every year through 2026, with two awards given in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It is internationally open — the Society reported 17 applications in 2023 from North America, Japan, Nepal, South Africa, Europe, Australia and four from Latin America. Funded projects are collections/museum-based taxonomic work and fieldwork (e.g. curating Colombian entomology collections; cataloguing Trogidae types in Paris and London; phylogeny of Melolonthinae).

How to Apply

Applications are submitted to The Coleopterists Society; awards are announced each year on April 23 (Ross Bell's birthday). Check the Society's 'Awards, Grants, and Honors' page for the current cycle's application instructions and deadline — the captured pages are award announcements and do not state the application deadline.

What The Coleopterists Society actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2022
1
Total given
$15K
Median grant
$15K
  • 0% of its 2022 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
  • By dollars: Florida 100%. Top recipient cities: Jacksonville, FL.

Example grants

  • Taylor Bell Foundation · Jacksonville, FL

    Research

    $15K

IRS Form 990, 2022. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research

Project Locations

  • CA

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