Jean Theodore Lacordaire Prize Grant

Jean Theodore Lacordaire Prize Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Coleopterists Society
Amount: US $1,000
Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Summary

The Jean Theodore Lacordaire Prize, awarded by the Coleopterists Society, recognizes exceptional doctoral research in beetle biology and systematics. This annual prize is open to nominations for the best published paper derived from Ph.D. dissertations, focusing on Coleoptera. Eligible works must be published in widely available journals or books in any language using the Latin alphabet. Nominations are submitted by the scientific community, ensuring a prestigious selection process.

Overview

The Coleopterists Society is an international organization devoted to the study of all aspects of systematics and biology of beetles of the world. The Lacordaire Prize gives annual recognition to the finest work by young Coleopterists. The Prize represents the attainment of the highest achievement for Ph.D. dissertation research based on the biology and evolution of beetles. Each year, the Lacordaire Prize will be awarded to the author of the best paper dealing with the systematics or biology of Coleoptera based upon a doctoral dissertation published in the preceding calendar year. Nominations are open to papers whose primary subject is some aspect of Coleoptera systematics or biology, published in a widely distributed, paper and ink format publication available by subscription (journal) or sale (book).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominations are accepted from the scientific community at-large and a distinguished panel of world leaders of the coleopterist community.  Nominations are open to papers: whose primary subject is some aspect of Coleoptera systematics or biology, published in a widely distributed, paper and ink format publication available by subscription (journal) or sale (book), ANDbased upon a doctoral dissertation published in the preceding calendar year.  Publications in any language using the Latin alphabet are acceptable.Only single authored papers are eligible or papers that are co-authored when a second, and junior, author is the student's major advisor.In this latter case, the Prize will be awarded only to the former student and not the advisor.

Ineligibility

Self-nominations are not accepted.