How much funding does ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award Grant provide?

ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award Grant provides US $2,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award Grant

American Society of Naturalists

Foundation Grants for Science Research Environmental Conservation Grants

Funding Amount

US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

The recipient need not be a member of the Society.

Overview

The ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award, presented by the American Society of Naturalists, honors mid-career investigators who have significantly advanced the understanding of ecosystems or organisms. Established during E. O. Wilson's retirement, this award aims to recognize research that enhances evolutionary biology and appreciation for natural history. Recipients, who need not be Society members, receive a $2,000 honorarium, emphasizing the importance of their contributions to the field.

The Distinguished Naturalist Award, established in the year of Professor E. O. Wilson's retirement from Harvard University, is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The award includes an honorarium of $2,000.