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Cepaea nemoralis shellsNHM Wien

CORE (Collection Research) grant 2026

The CORE program invites applications of scientists for short term visits to study the globally and regionally important biological and paleontological collections of the Oberösterreichische Landes-Kultur GmbH (OÖLKG) in Linz, Austria. The…
Theodoxus euxinus, Foto: A. MrvickaAlexander Mrvicka

Reminder and submission deadline extension – MoFA research grant

We are still accepting applications for the MoFA research grant and have extended the submission deadline to 15. June 2025! -- A generous donation from one of our association members has enabled us to offer a MoFA research grant for the…
Dreissena polymorpha Muscheln © MoFA© MoFA

Scholarship for young mollusc researchers

A generous donation from one of our association members has enabled us to offer a MoFA research grant for the first time. We are particularly pleased about this as it allows us to fulfil our primary purpose of promoting research on molluscs. The…
Aegopis verticillus, Foto: K. MasonKatharina Mason

Latest news

Database with identification key for terrestrial gastropods online: After nearly three years of work, member Rudolf Kapeller's comprehensive database on European mollusks, now including the identification key for terrestrial gastropods, is…
Exkursion Vorarlberg 2016, Chondrina sp.ABOL Mollusken

Current calls

Dear MoFA members and friends of malacology! We would like to draw your attention to the following interesting calls: The inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn is awarding two scholarships for Master's theses with topics from biology,…
A. Mrkvicka

SNAILPOP – Search for Great Pond Snail populations

Dear MoFA members, dear friends of malacology! Help in locating occurrences of the Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis is requested: Prof. Seppälä and his team from the University of Innsbruck are examining the effects of heat waves on…