Unitas Malacologica has been supporting student research since 2000. In years when the World Congress of Malacology takes place, Unitas Malacologica offers Travel Grants to support attendance of the Congress. In other years, the society offers Student Research Awards to support malacological research.
Applications for the 2026 Unitas Malacologica Student Research Awards are now being accepted. Up to three awards of up to €1500 will be made. Awardees will also receive a three-year Unitas Malacologica membership.
The application form and detailed instructions to apply for a UM Student Research Award can be found here.
Deadline: The deadline for submission of this form and the required letter of recommendation is 30 April 2026. A report summarizing the results of the work funded is to be submitted for publication in the UM newsletter at the end of the award period.
Eligibility: We aim to support students who are currently enrolled in a degree-awarding program (Ph.D., M.S., or B.S.) and require financial support for their malacological research. We welcome multiple applications from the same research group, however we are unlikely to support more than a single applicant per group to ensure that funds are distributed widely.
How to apply: To apply, please complete the application form. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for funding, so please ensure that all sections of the form are completed and that a letter of recommendation from your supervisor, group leader, or equivalent, is sent directly to Dr. Yasunori Kano ([email protected]) by the due date.
The deadline for submission is the 30th of April 2026.
2025 Travel Grants (total: €12,300)
Alves, Brunno Henryco
Esquivel Blanco, Tadeo de Jesús
Funesto, Ellen Grace
Hradecny, Jakub
Li, Ruiqi
Oropo, Abdulhammed
Payawal, Ruthela
Rouressol, Lisa
Tan, Yu Kai
Torres, Andrew
Vazquez Alcaide, Diego
Vončina, Katarzyna
2024 Research Award Winners (total: €5,485)
Chiappa, Giacomo
Eggleton, Lauren
Faelnar, Kristine
2023 Research Award Winners (total: €4,472)
Foon, Junn Kitt
Maitra, Akash
Nocella, Elisa
2022 Travel Grants (total: €29,980)
Al Fudhaili, Najat
Bharate, Monisha
Bökenhans, Verena Diana
Bonomo, Lynn
Eggleton, Lauren Rose
Fernandez Vilert, Robert
Galià-Camps, Carles
Grishina, Darya
Grossmann, Mariana
Jadhav, Anushree
Knutson, Vanessa
Lipae, Harold
Maroni, Paige
Martínez-Sanjuán, Jesús
Oropo, Abdulhammed
Panisi, Martina
Peralta serrano, Marc
Perez, Kinsley Meg
Phillips, John Gerhardt
Raubold, Lina Marie
Rentoumi, Evangelia
Rubio Sandoval, Karla Zurisadai
Sayco, Sherry Lyn
Sickinger, Corinna
Suarez Mozo, Nancy Yolimar
Thivaiou, Danae
Yap-Chiongco, Meghan
Yoshimura, Taro
Yumi Scorsim Omura, Giovanna
2021 Research Award Winners (total: €4,500)
Burgués Palau, Laia
Carini, Alessia
Pardos Blas, José Ramón
2020 Research Award Winners (total: €3,690)
Stogner, Olivia
Vital, Xochitl
Yoshimura, Taro
Applications for the 2026 Unitas Malacologica Student Research Awards are now being accepted. Up to three awards of up to €1500 will be made. Awardees will also receive a three-year Unitas Malacologica membership.
The application form and detailed instructions to apply for a UM Student Research Award can be found here.
Deadline: The deadline for submission of this form and the required letter of recommendation is 30 April 2026. A report summarizing the results of the work funded is to be submitted for publication in the UM newsletter at the end of the award period.
Eligibility: We aim to support students who are currently enrolled in a degree-awarding program (Ph.D., M.S., or B.S.) and require financial support for their malacological research. We welcome multiple applications from the same research group, however we are unlikely to support more than a single applicant per group to ensure that funds are distributed widely.
How to apply: To apply, please complete the application form. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for funding, so please ensure that all sections of the form are completed and that a letter of recommendation from your supervisor, group leader, or equivalent, is sent directly to Dr. Yasunori Kano ([email protected]) by the due date.
The deadline for submission is the 30th of April 2026.
2025 Travel Grants (total: €12,300)
Alves, Brunno Henryco
Esquivel Blanco, Tadeo de Jesús
Funesto, Ellen Grace
Hradecny, Jakub
Li, Ruiqi
Oropo, Abdulhammed
Payawal, Ruthela
Rouressol, Lisa
Tan, Yu Kai
Torres, Andrew
Vazquez Alcaide, Diego
Vončina, Katarzyna
2024 Research Award Winners (total: €5,485)
Chiappa, Giacomo
Eggleton, Lauren
Faelnar, Kristine
2023 Research Award Winners (total: €4,472)
Foon, Junn Kitt
Maitra, Akash
Nocella, Elisa
2022 Travel Grants (total: €29,980)
Al Fudhaili, Najat
Bharate, Monisha
Bökenhans, Verena Diana
Bonomo, Lynn
Eggleton, Lauren Rose
Fernandez Vilert, Robert
Galià-Camps, Carles
Grishina, Darya
Grossmann, Mariana
Jadhav, Anushree
Knutson, Vanessa
Lipae, Harold
Maroni, Paige
Martínez-Sanjuán, Jesús
Oropo, Abdulhammed
Panisi, Martina
Peralta serrano, Marc
Perez, Kinsley Meg
Phillips, John Gerhardt
Raubold, Lina Marie
Rentoumi, Evangelia
Rubio Sandoval, Karla Zurisadai
Sayco, Sherry Lyn
Sickinger, Corinna
Suarez Mozo, Nancy Yolimar
Thivaiou, Danae
Yap-Chiongco, Meghan
Yoshimura, Taro
Yumi Scorsim Omura, Giovanna
2021 Research Award Winners (total: €4,500)
Burgués Palau, Laia
Carini, Alessia
Pardos Blas, José Ramón
2020 Research Award Winners (total: €3,690)
Stogner, Olivia
Vital, Xochitl
Yoshimura, Taro