Dear MSA Members: Please encourage your undergraduate and graduate students to apply for the MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology. Funded by an endowment created by contributions from the MSA membership, two awards of up to $5,000 each will be made for research in the general areas of mineralogy and petrology. Proposals must be returned to Dr. Ann Benbow in the MSA Business Office by March 1, 2022 (email: abenbow@minsocam.org). Further information, including eligibility requirements and a proposal template, can be found at: http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html With best regards, Astrid Holzheid Chair, Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology Research Grant Committee -- Astrid Holzheid Institut für Geowissenschaften Universität Kiel 24098 Kiel F.R. of Germany phone: +49 (0) 431 880-1451 fax: +49 (0) 431 880-4457 e-mail:astrid.holzheid@ifg.uni-kiel.de ****************************************** Honorary Professor Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 USA phone: +1 314-935-4853 fax: +1 314-935-7361 e-mail:aholzheid@wustl.edu