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Education Award
In order to promote interest in the study of molluscs, the Council of the Malacological Society of London will offer awards to schools for a completed practical project in which the primary focus was molluscs. Up to three prizes of £200 will be awarded annually. The criteria are that the work should:
be clearly the work of students; be original and imaginative ; be scientifically sound (The projects do not need to be scientific per se; thus there could be an imaginative drama or music project but it should be grounded in fact.); be well-presented promote interest in the study of molluscs; include a description of how the work might be disseminated; include a creative analysis of how such funding might be used to support further work on molluscs - for example, to buy experimental equipment, to create a habitat, to buy props for a drama project, to buy computer materials which could be used to do scientific or other work.
The project should primarily involve the active participation of one or more children. However, the nomination should come via an adult who is familiar with the project. The report on the project can be in any medium – including a paper report, video, Powerpoint or other presentation. The report should include a clear title and expression of the aims and objectives of the project, methods, results and interpretation. The names and ages of the participants should be recorded and there should be a statement of how the work could be extended within the context of malacology. The names of the winners will be announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, which takes place in Spring.
The application should include the following
1 Evidence of the work having taken place - e.g. video or examples pupil’s
work
2 A report on the project which should include the following information:
| Title of the work | |
| Rationale - Aims (general) and Objectives (specific) of the project | |
| Name, address, phone, email and fax of the school or other institution through which the | |
| application is being made | |
| Number of students participatingand their ‘year’. If possible we would prefer to have the | |
| names of participating student | |
| Name of the lead member of staff (usually the teacher who supported the students in their work) | |
| Period of time over which the work took place | |
| Summary of what was done | |
| Summary of the outcomes of the work | |
| Summary of setbacks which were overcome | |
| Summary of how the results of the project might be disseminated | |
| Summary of how the work could be extended in later months or years in the school | |
It is a condition of an award that within one year of an award, the recipient(s) will submit a short report (about half a page) to the Malacological Society of London to explain how the money has been spent, and what relevant progress has been made since the Award was given. This account may be published in the Bulletin of the Society.
There are no application forms.
Final submissions should be sent to Prof. G.Dussart,
President, Malacological Society of London,
Canterbury Christ Church University,
Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU
gbd1@cant.ac.uk.
Closing date is one week before the Society's AGM.
In 2008, the closing date is Friday 11 April.
N.B. The Council of the Society reserves the right to withhold the award
, to roll over the funding or to merge the prizes into one or more awards.
N.B. The Council of the Society reserves the right to withhold the award , to roll over the funding or to merge the prizes into one or more awards.
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