ASN Early Career Investigator Award Grant

ASN Early Career Investigator Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Naturalists
Amount: US $1,900
Last Updated: November 27, 2025

Summary

The ASN Early Career Investigator Award, established by the American Society of Naturalists, recognizes the exceptional achievements of early career researchers in ecology, evolution, behavioral ecology, and genetics. Open to those within three years post-Ph.D. or in their final PhD year, the award includes a $700 prize, travel allowance, and registration for the ASN annual meeting. Four awards are given annually, honoring the legacy of biologist Jasper Loftus-Hills.

Overview

About The American Society of Naturalists is the oldest scientific society dedicated to the study of ecology, evolution, and behavior. The goal of the society is to advance and to diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles so as to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences. ASN Early Career Investigator Award The award honors outstanding promise and accomplishments of early career investigators (3 years post-Ph.D., or in the final year of their PhD) who conduct integrative work in ecology, evolution, behavioral ecology, and genetics. The award was established in 1984 to recognize exceptional work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline, or who are in their final year of graduate school. The award was established in memory of Jasper Loftus-Hills (1946-1974), an Australian biologist of exceptional promise who died tragically during the course of fieldwork three years after receiving his degree. Winners of this award will present a research paper in the Early Career Investigator’s Symposium at the ASN annual meeting and receive a $700 prize, a travel allowance of $700, cost of registration for the meetings, and a supplement of $500 in case of intercontinental travel. Four awards are made annually.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The ASN Early Career Investigator Award honors outstanding promise and accomplishments of early-career investigators who conduct integrative work in the fields of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Genetics. Applicants working in any of these fields are encouraged to apply.Recipients need not be members of the Society.Time since PhD degree can be extended by 1 year for each child born or adopted during this period if the applicant was a primary care giver. Other forms of exceptional care giving responsibility (e.g. partner, spouse, aged parent, etc.) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.