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Jessup McHenry Award

The Jessup McHenry Award is a Award sponsored by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Award Information:

Amount of Award: travel costs to and from Philadelphia, and $250 weekly stipend
Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1
Requirements: Award is for research at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Applicant must be sponsored by a curator of the Academy to oversee their research. Recipient is expected to present a seminar to at the Academy and publish research findings while at the Academy.
Eligibility: Doctoral-level study

Sponsorship provided by:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Dr. Leo Joseph, Jessup-McHenry Fund, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
USA
Email Address: grants@afar.org
http://www.afar.org

You can find out more by contacting:

Dr. Leo Joseph
Jessup-McHenry Fund Committee

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