ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension Grant

ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Entomological Society of America (ESA)
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: March 01, 2026

Summary

The ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension honors exemplary contributions to entomological education. Established by the Entomological Society of America, this award recognizes an outstanding educator annually who demonstrates creativity, impact, and achievement in the field. The award includes a plaque and a monetary amount based on endowment interest. Nominations are limited to ESA members and are accepted only from ESA Branches, ensuring that the best candidates are recognized for their dedication to extension entomology.

Overview

About ESA The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and individuals in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA has more than 7,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, students, pest management professionals, and hobbyists. Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension This award recognizes outstanding contributions to extension entomology. The purpose of this award is to honor the role of entomological education as a basis for the entire discipline by recognizing an ESA member who is deems to the most outstanding educator of the year. The award consists of an inscribed plaque and an amount that varies depending upon the interest earned from the endowment.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The nominee must be a current ESA member, and must have demonstrated excellent performance through program creativity, impact, achievement, and delivery. Only nominations from ESA Branches are accepted for the ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension. Each Branch is limited to one nomination per year.NOTE: Members can only submit in one Branch each year.Any candidate nominated but not selected may be renominated no more than two times within the two-year period after his or her initial submission. Nomination packages will be retained for two years by the awards administrator. Nominators must send a letter of renomination to the awards administrator by the nomination deadline. Previously submitted documentation will be used for the evaluation process unless the nominator submits new or updated documents. The renomination email must contain this additional documentation. New or updated documents must follow the electronic submission requirements noted above. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The nominee must be a current ESA member.