Percy Sladen Memorial Trust

The Percy Sladen Memorial Trust is a trust fund administered by the Linnean Society of London for the support of scientific research. It was endowed by the wife of marine biologist Percy Sladen (1849–1900) in his memory.

The Trust has in general been devoted to the support of field work. Major scientific expeditions that have been funded under the Trust include:

Other uses of the fund include a grant to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, towards curation of the Sladen Collection of echinoderms.

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