We are happy to announce the first recipients of the 2026 Meteoritical Society Research Grants. The Meteoritical Society Research Grant is available to students and early career researchers who are members of the Meteoritical Society. The Meteoritical Society Research Grant aims to promote collaborative research in the fields of meteoritics and planetary sciences. The grants provide funding to aid novel and interdisciplinary research ideas not yet funded elsewhere. We appreciate the many strong applications received for this opportunity, and we thank the Endowment Committee for their work creating this initiative and for leading the selection process.
- Robert Borrielo, PhD student (University of Venice, Italy)
- Shock-induced metasomatism in the CO chondrite parent body explored through CAIs in the FRO 90006 chondrite
- Shivanshu Dwivedi, PhD student (University of Allahabad, India)
- Second Oldest Suevite Breccia Exposure from the Dhala Impact Structure, India: A first Report
- Chloe Kadri, PhD student (University of Manchester, UK)
- A comprehensive survey of meteorite flux to Earth using the Global Meteor Network (GMN)
- Imene Kerraouch, Postdoctoral Researcher (NASA Johnson Space Center, USA)
- Tracing Fine-Grained 16O-Rich Refractory Dust in the Inner Solar System
- Randolph Maier, PhD student (University of Cambridge, UK)
- Oxygen isotopic composition of relict stony meteorites in the Morokweng impact melt sheet, South Africa
- Nozomi Matsuda, Project Scientist (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
- Petrography and oxygen isotopic compositions of type I and type II chondrules from CA chondrites
- Neha, PhD student (Physical Research Laboratory, India)
- Coordinated Raman and NanoSIMS isotopic studies of organic matter in HED achondrites
- Ashley Rogers, PhD student (Curtin Universtiy, Australia)
- New meteorites from Western Australia: a case study on the effects of re-crystallisation for determining the classification of iron meteorites
- Ronica Sims, PhD student (Arizona State University, USA)
- Development of Fe-rich Silicate Standards to enable Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Bennu and Ryugu Particles
The next application deadline will be June 15, 2026. Details about scope, eligibility, funding and the application form can be found on the Endowment page of the website.