Ross Taylor Bell and Joyce Rockenbach Bell Research Grant
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.
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- Science research
Project Locations
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