Society for Conservation Biology

In filing year 2025, SCB reported 15 grants totaling $1,216,568. The smallest itemized grant was $12,000, the largest was $117,528, and the median was $111,185. The listed purposes for the largest grants were to support applied conservation biology.

Notable 2025 grantees included Michigan State University ($117,528), Georgetown University ($116,329), Purdue University–Sponsored Program Services ($114,226), Nova Southeastern University ($113,426), Oregon State University ($112,140), and the University of Chicago ($112,067). SCB also reported a $30,674 grant to Wisdom Good Works and a $12,000 grant to Society for Conservation Biology North America.

SCB’s graduate student research awards provide ten annual $1,000 awards to graduate student members for field-research expenses such as travel, materials, and equipment. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and propose research that contributes to SCB’s mission. The organization evaluates applications on merit and considers geography, topic, gender, and other aspects of conservation diversity. The program page states that the 2026 call closes October 15, 2026; a separate program listing gives a January 31, 2027 deadline.

The David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship supports two years of applied postdoctoral research, training, networking, and field learning for early-career conservation scientists. The program listing specifies an award amount of $142,100 and describes its focus as global scientists at U.S. institutions working on pressing conservation issues and collaborating with practitioners. SCB’s 2025 filing says applications are reviewed by expertise area, with eight applicants invited to interviews and four awards available. Fellows and sponsoring institutions are required to provide annual reports, including budgets and detailed grant-fund expenses. SCB’s filing also says grants require annual financial and narrative program reports.