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  1. The Jerry Liguori Raptor Conservation and Education Scholarship was created to honor Jerry and his contributions to raptor conservation by creating a way for his work to continue in perpetuity. The fund supports research, professional development, and educational experiences centered around raptor migration, identification, and natural history. It is uniquely focused on supporting equity in access and opportunities for all to experience raptors, including students of all ages, those just entering the raptor field, novices, and professionals. This page outlines information about the purpose of this funding opportunity, the types of projects that will be considered for funding, and how to submit a compelling proposal. If you have questions that are not addressed here, please direct them to . Scholarship Overview There was almost nothing that Jerry Liguori loved more in life than raptors. From the moment he laid eyes on a group of Turkey Vultures soaring at eye-level at the young age of 16, he was hooked. He was mesmerized by their graceful, buoyant flight, and enamored by their size. The experience catapulted Jerry on a lifelong journey of studying raptors across North America. That journey did not stop at contributing to scientific research and becoming an expert in his field. Jerry also used his skills in raptor identification and photography to educate the public. With hawks soaring above us each day, Jerry realized the power that raptors had to inspire. These magnificent birds were the perfect way to draw people into nature and conservation. Jerry inspired tens of thousands of people together to conserve raptors and our shared environment during his career. As raptors around the globe face a growing number of threats, it is imperative that we continue his work. By introducing people to, educating them about, and supporting people in their own research on raptors, we aim to protect raptors in perpetuity, in honor of Jerry's legacy. Awarded each fall to celebrate the annual fall migration of raptors, the Jerry Liguori Scholarship will provide approximately $10,000 in funding in 2023, with average awards ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. The goal is to support raptor-centered efforts in the three areas Jerry was most passionate about: Identifying Raptors Studying the nuanced shapes, behaviors, and features unique to different raptors is a life-long endeavor. Jerry was passionate about supporting those just beginning to learn raptor identification, as well as conducting novel research to learn more about the phylogeny of species. Counting Migrating Raptors Jerry knew that scanning the huge sky and using inflight identification skills to document migration was both fun and critical for science. That skill development—and the information it uncovers—is critical to the appreciation and conservation of raptors. Educating People about Raptors At any given point in time, there is a good chance that if you look up, you’ll see a raptor. Jerry knew that this accessibility meant that introducing people to raptors can open them to a whole new world where nature and conservation are witnessed and appreciated. Minimum Requirements The Jerry Liguori Raptor Conservation and Education Scholarship aims to fund projects that: Closely align with Jerry's areas of interest (listed above) Can be largely supported by funding from the scholarship Not supported through traditional funding sources How & When To Apply Timeline Check the website in May. The committee will review pre-proposals and invite the top-scoring applicants to submit a full proposal containing a more detailed project description and budget. Full proposals will be due at a later date. Awards will be made no later than July. Are you having trouble accessing or submitting the form? Please reach out to us at for technical assistance or with any questions. What The Grant Won’t Fund We will not fund projects that: Take place outside North America (work in Canada and Mexico IS permissible!) Support minors, unless they have an adult co-applicant Are solo or group trips simply to watch hawks for fun Request funding to purchase personal optics/camera equipment Request funding for full season support for counters at an existing/established watch site Would require special federal and/or state permitting (e.g., for raptor handling), unless those permits were already secured prior to grant application submission Are not approved by the committee/committee leadership Sponsors This scholarship is funded by HawkWatch International, with generous funding from Scholarship donors, as well as a portion of the proceeds from the sale of images from Jerry Liguori’s photography collection. Want to play a role in protecting raptors in perpetuity? You can make a tax-deductible gift directly to the Jerry Liguori Scholarship at www.hawkwatch.org/jerry.
  2. Here are a few grants with deadlines coming up this summer. Want to see more, check out our database at: https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ Note: In compiling this short list, I found some links in the database that were broken and some grant information that had changed. I updated what I found, but organizations update their websites and change their award details all the time. If you find any incorrect information or broken links in the OE database, please let me know so I can fix them. Cheers. As always, happy grant writing. --Melanie
  3. Here are a few grants with deadlines coming up this winter. Association for the Study of Animal Behavior Resesarch Grant, up to £10,000 support (i) promising pilot research projects that are at too early a stage to attract funding from larger funding agencies such as the UK Research Councils, and (ii) small-scale projects, that, although worthwhile, are unlikely to attract funding from alternative sources. Grants may be made to allow the applicant to travel to conduct collaborative research, or to bring a collaborator to the applicant's institution for the same purpose. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/asab-research-grant-r269/ British Columbia Field Ornithologists Research Grant, up to $2000 for groups or organizations to fund bird surveys and other ornithological research. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/british-columbia-field-ornithologists-research-grants-r281/ Centennial Pollinator Fellowship, up to $4000 for study and research that will advance the knowledge of pollinator science and increase the number of scientists in the field. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/centennial-pollinator-fellowship-r277/ Eastern Bird Banding Association Memorial Fund Research Grants, up to $5000 to be used toward research using banding or other avian marking techniques. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ebba-memorial-research-awards-r37/ Eckenfelder Scholarship, up to $5000 to support students who are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/eckenfelder-scholarship-r295/ Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat, up to $4500 for study areas in the United States that provide seasonal habitat for threatened or endangered native birds and to tend useful information for land-management decisions. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/frances-m-peacock-scholarship-for-native-bird-habitat-r121/ Kushlan Research Award, $1000–$7000 to encourage significant scientific advances in the biology, ecology, or conservation biology of wading birds (i.e. herons, storks, ibises, and their taxonomic allies). https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/kushlan-research-award-in-ciconiiform-biology-and-conservation-r30/ Purple Martin Conservation Association Research and Conservation Grant, $500–$2500 to facilitate research on and conservation of Purple Martins. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/pmca-research-and-conservation-grants-r126/ Society for Canadian Ornithologists Early Career Researcher Award, honours fledgling ornithologists - in academia, industry, non-government or government agencies – that show strong potential for future leadership in Canadian ornithology. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/sco-early-career-research-award-r274/ William B. and Mary J. Robertson Fellowship Award, ~$2000 to support the study and conservation of wildlife, habitat, and ecosystems in Florida and the Caribbean. https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/the-william-b-and-mary-j-robertson-fellowship-award-r82/ Want to see more, check out our database at: https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ Note: In compiling this short list, I found several links in the database that were broken and some grant information that had changed. I updated what I found, but organizations update their websites and change their award details all the time. If you find any incorrect information or broken links in the OE database, please let me know so I can fix them. Cheers. As always, happy grant writing. --Melanie
  4. Applications were due in April 2022. This award has been added to our funding database. Interested applicants should look for it next spring.
  5. The history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be traced back to 1871. We are the only federal government agency whose primary responsibility is to manage fish and wildlife resources in the public trust for people today and future generations.
  6. PRESS RELEASE Innovation for Conservation: Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Competitions Engage Public in Top Wildlife Issues Mar 1, 2022 The public now can help reimagine what drives wildlife conservation in the 21st century by participating in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Competitions, which open for entries today at https://www.challenge.gov/. The competitions will engage the public to help address six important issues: preventing wildlife poaching and trafficking, promoting wildlife conservation, managing invasive species , protecting endangered species, managing nonlethal human-wildlife conflict, and reducing human-predator conflict. “Looking at wildlife conservation through a new lens will help us find solutions to the most pressing problems facing our cherished wildlife resources and the habitats they – and ultimately we – depend upon,” said Service Principal Deputy Director Martha Williams. “Through these exciting competitions, the Service seeks to engage non-traditional partners and provide opportunities for new partners and networks to source diverse solutions, catalyze new markets, and spark interest and imagination from people across the nation.” By promoting innovation and engaging diverse audiences, the competitions support the missions of the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and contribute to achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of the America the Beautiful initiative and work being done under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law . Both efforts underscore the Administration’s all-of-government approach to bolstering climate resilience and protecting natural areas for current and future generations. The Service is partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which will help administer the competition. The competition is guided by the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Advisory Council, a designated Federal Advisory Committee. The council will administer $600,000 in prizes and advise competition winners on opportunities to pilot and implement their nascent technologies, helping them develop partnerships with conservation organizations, federal or state agencies, federally recognized Tribes, private entities and research institutions with relevant expertise or interest. The submission deadline for the competitions is April 30, 2022, with judging to occur May-July 2022, and winners announced September 2022. The total prize purse for each of the six focus areas is $100,000 for the winning technology innovation. One or more semi-finalists may also be awarded up to $50,000 each at the discretion of the Service. The Service may recognize additional participants with non-monetary, honorable mention awards. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.challenge.gov/. Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Nonlethal Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict Promotion of Wildlife Conservation Management of Invasive Species Protection of Endangered Species Prevention of Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking Explore the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Competitions video to learn more. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information about our work and the people who make it happen, visit https://www.fws.gov or connect with us via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
  7. Here are a few grants with deadlines coming up this fall. Bonnycastle Fellowship, up to $8000CA for wetland and waterfowl biology in North America, Claire M. Hubbard Young Leaders in Conservation Fellowship, approximately $25K for recent graduates to gain experience in conservation-related fields, Eppley Foundation Grant, up to $35K for postdocs and early and established professionals research on climate change, ecosystem studies, and research on single species, SICB Grants in Aid of Research, up to $1K for graduate students to support research in the fields of integrative and comparative biology, Want to see more, check out our database at: https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ Note: In compiling this short list, I found several links in the database that were broken and some grant information that had changed. I updated what I found, but organizations update their websites and change their award details all the time. If you find any incorrect information or broken links in the OE database, please let me know so I can fix them. Cheers. As always, happy grant writing. --Melanie
  8. Fundación ProAves was born in 1998 with the dream of a group of conservationists to save the Yellow-eared Parrot from extinction in Colombia. Thanks to its success in Parrot conservation, ProAves was legally established in 2001 in Jardín, Antioquia, and decided to expand its focus to study and conserve other globally threatened species according to the IUCN, especially birds and amphibians throughout Colombia, for means of research, strategic conservation actions and work with the community. ProAves currently has 28 Nature Reserves at strategic points throughout the country to protect in perpetuity the habitat of different species with some degree of threat of extinction. One is dedicated to the conservation of migratory species, 2 to the conservation of amphibians, 3 to the conservation of threatened mammals and the others to the conservation of birds. The passion and commitment to conservation by the ProAves family is nurtured by alliances and collaboration with different organizations, groups and citizens at the local and regional level with whom we work for the protection of biodiversity. It is very gratifying to find that Colombians feel a great passion for nature and to know that ProAves has always found open doors in all the communities with which it has worked.
  9. REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP: Be studying at a Colombian University, Download the form to apply for Research Scholarships, fill it out and send it to the email: investigacion@proaves.org, Respect the internal regulations of the Foundation and the policies of the ProAves Reserves, Preparation and signing of the agreement for the execution of the investigation. WE SUPPORT YOU WITH: 80% accommodation subsidy in the ProAves Reserves that have the Research Scholarship Program open, 80% food subsidy in the ProAves Reserves, 80% subsidy in ground transportation to the ProAves Reserves, Free publication in the Colombian Conservation Magazine , A subsidy of up to 4 million Colombian pesos. WHAT RESEARCH DO WE SUPPORT WITHIN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM? The Endangered Species Program will support students in their last semesters of undergraduate or graduate studies who want to do research on threatened species of birds, herpes or mammals in Colombia: Biological groups with national and global threat category Critical (CR), Endangered (EN) and Vulnerable (VU), Biological groups not inventoried or little known in the ProAves Reserve or its area of influence, Groups facing threats to their conservation in the country, Groups of which there are historical records in the area, and are of interest for their rediscovery and monitoring, Groups that serve as an umbrella for the knowledge of others.
  10. Here are a few grants with deadlines coming up this spring. Robert Cooper Audubon Society Fox Grant for Students - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/2022-fox-student-grant-r308/ Audubon Apacheria Student Fellowship - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/audubon-apacheria-fellowship-r285/ Sea and Sage Audubon Bloom-Hays Ecological Research Grant for Students - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/bloom-hays-ecological-research-grant-r166/ British Columbia Field Ornithologists Research Grants - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/british-columbia-field-ornithologists-research-grants-r281/ Birds SA Conservation Grants - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/birds-sa-research-grant-r156/ Dave Ankey and Sandi Johnson Waterfowl and Wetlands Graduate Research Scholarship - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/dave-ankney-sandi-johnson-waterfowl-and-wetlands-graduate-research-scholarship-r186/ Want to see more, check out our database at: https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ And look for posts in our forum: https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/forum/139-grants-awards/ Note: In compiling this short list, I found several links in the database that were broken and some grant information that had changed. I updated what I found, but organizations update their websites and change their award details all the time. If you find any incorrect information or broken links in the OE database, please let me know so I can fix them. Cheers. As always, happy grant writing. --Melanie
  11. Here are a few grants available with due dates in January and February: Association for the Study of Animal Behavior: https://www.asab.org/research-grants/ British Columbia Field Ornithologists: https://bcfo.ca/bcfo-research-grants/ Wisconsin Society for Ornithology: https://wsobirds.org/what-we-do/grants Association of Field Ornithologists: https://afonet.org/grants-awards/bergstrom/ Connecticut Ornithological Association: https://www.ctbirding.org/resources/coa-mini-grant/ Kentucky Ornithological Society: https://birdky.org/fundburtmonroejr.php Virginia Society of Ornithology: https://www.virginiabirds.org/scholarships-grants The Waterbird Society: https://waterbirds.org/research-grants/kushlan-research-award/ Louisiana Ornithological Society: http://losbird.org/aboutLOS.php Wilson Ornithological Society: https://wilsonsociety.org/awards/research-grants/ Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union: https://moumn.org/grants.php Want to see more, check out our database at: https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/ And look for posts in our forum: https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/forum/139-grants-awards/ Note: In compiling this short list, I found several links in the database that were broken and some grant information that had changed. I updated what I found, but organizations update their websites and change their award details all the time. If you find any incorrect information or broken links in the OE database, please let me know so I can fix them. Cheers. As always, happy grant writing. --Melanie
  12. At their August 2021 meeting, the Bird Strike Committee USA presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Carla Dove in appreciation of her contribution to the bird strike community. BSC created the award in 1992 and only seven people have since received the honor. Carla’s accomplishments over over her career include over 40 peer reviewed publications, countless professional documents and reports, and a commitment to teaching and mentoring. In addition, she and her colleagues have established the Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab as a world-renowned resource for bird strikes and ornithology. The inscription on the award reads "For your incomparable commitment benefitting U.S. and International aviation safety. Your expertise and exceptional leadership of the Feather Identification Laboratory have provided the foundation for an unparalleled investigative science that will continue to benefit the world's civil / military aviation and wildlife alike."
  13. Here’s a sample of grants listed in our funding database with due dates in October or November. Want to see more? Check out the database at https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/. Please feel free to add new grants that you find, and if you notice a broken link or outdated information in our database, please let me know. As always, happy grant writing.
  14. Here’s a sample of grants listed in our funding database with due dates in August or September. Bald Eagle Grant - $5,000-$20,000 - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/bald-eagle-grant-r185/ Blake-Nuttall Fund - $1,000-$5,000 - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/blake-nuttall-fund-grant-r187/ Francois Vuilleumier Fund - $500-$1,000 (Caribbean, SA, CA) - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/francois-vuilleumier-fund-r138/ Gale Monson Research Grant – up to $2000 (Arizona) - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/gale-monson-research-grant-r99/ Helen G. and All D. Cruickshank Education Award - TBD (Florida) - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/helen-g-and-allan-d-cruickshank-education-award-r81/ Western Bird Banding Association Grants - $1,000 - https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/western-bird-banding-association-grants-r180/ Want to see more? Check out the database at https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/. Please feel free to add new grants that you find, and if you notice a broken link or outdated information in our database, please let me know. As always, happy grant writing.
  15. Need a little cash for your research? Here’s a sample of the grants listed in the OE funding database that typically have summer applications. Search the database yourself to find more opportunities. Association for the Study of Animal Behavior https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/asab-research-grant-r269/ Birds Queensland Research Grant https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/birds-queensland-research-grant-r172/ British Columbia Field Ornithologists Research Grants https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/british-columbia-field-ornithologists-research-grants-r281/ RRF Dean Amadon Grant https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/dean-amadon-grant-r33/ AFO E. Alexander Bergrstrom Memorial Research Award https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/e-alexander-bergstrom-memorial-research-award-r230/ International Wild Waterfowl Association Grants https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/iwwa-project-grants-r286/ Leslie E. Tassell Avicultural Foundation https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/leslie-e-tassell-avicultural-foundation-r221/ Neotropical Bird Club Conservation Fund Awards https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/nbc-conservation-fund-r139/ Waterbirds Society Nisbet Research Award https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/nisbet-research-award-r29/ Western Bird Banding Association Grants https://ornithologyexchange.org/funding/grants/western-bird-banding-association-grants-r180/ Know of a grant that is not listed in the database, add it yourself or send me the information. And as always, happy grant writing.
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