Awards Awards
Click on any of the links below for more information about each award.
Awards are presented at the SVP annual meeting.
Colbert Prize (previously known as the Student Poster Prize) — for best student poster
Dawson Grant (previously known as the Predoctoral Fellowship Grant) — to promote a professional career in vertebrate paleontology
Estes Memorial Grant — for graduate research in non-mammalian paleontology
Gregory Award — for outstanding service to the welfare of the Society
Honorary Membership Award — for distinguished contribution to the field of vertebrate paleontology
Institutional Membership: A Program for Institutions of Developing Nations — to increase access to electronic-based publications and news of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) for institutions based in areas with developing economies.
Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grant — to encourage student participation in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize — for outstanding achievement in paleontological illustration and art
Patterson Memorial Grant — for student fieldwork in vertebrate paleontology
Preparators' Grant — to advance preparation and preparators
Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations — to enable scientists from nations with developing economies to present research at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Annual Meeting.
Romer Prize — for best student presentation
Romer-Simpson Medal — for lifetime achievement in the field of vertebrate paleontology
Skinner Award — for contributions to science through the collection of fossil vertebrates
Wood Award — to support student research that involves museum and university vertebrate fossil and/or natural history collections
Taylor &
Francis Award for Best Student Article in the Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology — for the best student
first-authored paper published in the JVP