Premi e Riconoscimenti
2023
To F. Fanti, National Geographic Society MERIDIAN Grant, project RESPIRE (PI M. Capriotti).
To F. Fanti, Professore emergenti STEM Italia – Espresso 2023.
To F. Fanti, BF Gallery, Financial support for the research project ‘Nemegt Educational Expeditions’.
To F. Fanti, ZOIC s.r.l., Financial support for the research project ‘X-ray tomography on vertebrate remains from the Villaggio del Pescatore quarry’.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Newton International Fellowship by The Royal Society (Grant number: NIF\R1\231802) for the project entitled “Extinction, recovery, migration, and adaptation during ancient hyperthermals” and funded at University College London, Department of Earth Sciences.
2021
To A.A. Chiarenza, Juan De La Cierva-Formación fellowship by Agencia Estatal de Investigación of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación for the project "Deep Time Macroecology and Paleontology" at Mapas lab, Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, Universidad de Vigo, Spain.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Janet Watson Prize for Research (postgraduate award) from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.
2020
To A.A. Chiarenza, Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize (Best Presentation) of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, SVP meeting 2020 (held virtually), US, 13 – 17 October 2020.
2019
To F. Fanti, Rotary Club Bologna Est. Financial support for the research project ‘Geochemical fingerprinting of Gobi Dinosaurs; a novel tool for countering the illegal trade of Asian fossils’.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Harold Reading Medal from the British Sedimentological Research Group, Geological Society of London, London, UK – 14 December 2019
2018
To F. Fanti, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Financial support for the research project ‘Geochemical fingerprinting of Gobi Dinosaurs; a novel tool for countering the illegal trade of Asian fossils’.
To F. Fanti, Galileo d’Oro Award, Circolo Culturale Galileo Galilei, Bologna
To A.A. Chiarenza, Highly Commended Abstract at the Macroecology Special Interest Group annual meeting of the British Ecological Society in St. Andrews, Scotland.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Transmitting Science Best PhD presentation award at European Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists at Caparica, Lisboa .
To A.A. Chiarenza, Palaeontological Association Undergraduate Travel Grant to present at the 2018 Annual Conference of the European Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists in Caparica, Lisboa.
2017
To F. Fanti, Premio Internazionale ‘Giuseppe Sciacca’, Pontificia Università Urbaniana in Rome.
To F. Fanti, National Geographic Emerging Explorer 2017. To support uniquely gifted and inspiring scientists, conservationists, storytellers, and innovators— explorers who are already making a difference and changing the world.
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grant in support of the NADP project.
To F. Fanti, Finanziamento delle Attività Base di Ricerca, premiale.
2016
To F. Fanti, National Geographic Society - Waitt Grant, grant in support of the research project ‘Geochemical fingerprinting of Gobi Dinosaurs; a novel tool for countering the illegal trade of Asian fossils’.
To F. Fanti, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Financial support for the researchproject ‘Geochemical fingerprinting of Gobi Dinosaurs; a novel tool for countering the illegal trade of Asian fossils’.
To D. Bonadonna, Fundacion Dinosaurios: 1° premio concorso di Castilla y Leon (Spagna).
2015
To F. Fanti, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Financial support for the display of a Mosasaurus in the Diplodocus Hall.
To F. Fanti, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Financial support for the 3D laboratory and purchase of a Makerbot Z18 3D printer.
To F. Fanti, Fondazione del Monte, Bologna. Financial support for the renovation of the ‘Fossil whales and elephants’ hall, Museo G. Capellini.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Janet Watson PhD Departmental Scholarship at Imperial College London.
To D. Bonadonna, CIID: 1° premio al concorso del Museo di Lourinhã (Portogallo).
2014
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College, Financial support for radio isotopic (U-PB) dating procedures.
To F. Fanti, National Geographic Society – Committee for Research & Exploration, grant in support of the research project ‘New Dinosaurs from Extreme Environments of Tunisia and the Mesozoic Europe-Africa Faunal Interchange’.
To F. Fanti, University of Bologna and Rotary Club Bologna, ‘2013 Best Researcher of the University of Bologna’ Award.
To F. Fanti, University of Bologna, Marco Polo Grant for foreign studies.
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College. Financial support for fieldwork in the Grande Prairie Region for the project ‘Dinosaur and Palaeoenvironments of the Wapiti Formation, Alberta’.
To A.A. Chiarenza, CoNISMa (National Inter-university Consortium for Sea Sciences and National Research Council.
To A.A. Chiarenza, Associate curator at the Earth Science Museum - University of Catania for the paleontological exhibition: “Biodiversity in the Sea – the tale from fossils” (exhibitor and preparator).
2013
To F. Fanti, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, University of Bologna. Financial support for the publication of the volume ‘How to contrive a Museum: the epistolary exchange Giovanni Capellini – Achille de Zigno (1874-1891).
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College and University of Alberta. Financial support for radioisotopic (Ar-Ar) dating procedures (Berkley University, Dr. A. Deino).
To D. Bonadonna, SVP, 1° premio Lanzendorf Paleoart Award, categoria illustrazione scientifica.
To D. Bonadonna, SVP, 1° premio Lanzendorf Paleoart Award, categoria illustrazione 2D (Los Angeles - USA).
2012
To A.A. Chiarenza, Best Oral Presentation from an Early Career Researcher (under 35) at ‘Paleodays 2012: 12th Annual Conference of Italian Paleontology.
To D. Bonadonna, Fundacion Dinosaurios: 3° premio concorso di Castilla y Leon (Spagna).
2011
To F. Fanti, University of Bologna. Financial support for the exhibition ‘Neptune’s Dragon’ at the Museo G. Capellini.
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College, Financial support for the research project ‘Dinosaur and Palaeoenvironments of the Wapiti Formation, Alberta’
To D. Bonadonna, CIID: 1° premio al concorso del Museo di Lourinhã (Portogallo).
2010
To F. Fanti, Dinosaur Research Institute. Financial support for the description of two new specimens of the oviraptorosaur Nemegtomaia barsboldi, including the acquisition of 3D digital data via high-resolution laser scan.
To F. Fanti, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio, Bologna. Financial support for the exhibit ‘Italian Dinosaurs’ at the Museo G. Capellini.
To D. Bonadonna, SVP: 1° premio Lanzendorf Paleoart Award, cat. illustrazione scientifica (Pittsburgh - USA).
2009
To F. Fanti, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio, Bologna. Restoration of the Diplodocus carnegii skeleton and preparation of the Dinosaur Hall at the Museo G. Capellini.
To D. Bonadonna, CIID: 3° premio al concorso del Museo di Lourinhã (Portogallo).
2008
To F. Fanti, Alberta Geological Survey. Financial support for radioisotopic (U-Th) dating procedures.
2007
To F. Fanti, Dinosaur Research Institute. Financial support for fieldwork and sample preparation for the doctoral research project.
To F. Fanti, The Jurassic Foundation. Financial support for field activities (including equipment and transportation) for the doctoral research project.
2006
To F. Fanti, Grande Prairie Regional College and Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini. Financial support for fieldwork in the context of the doctoral research project.
2004
To F. Fanti, Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship 2004-2005 (Annual). Fieldwork and research activities at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Drumheller, Alberta, Canada), supervisor Professor Philip J. Currie.