Leslie Brown Memorial Grant

The Leslie Brown Memorial Grant offers up to $5,000 in financial assistance aimed at promoting research and sharing knowledge about African birds of prey. This grant honors Leslie Brown, a renowned raptor conservation biologist, and aims to support projects that directly involve the primary author in research relevant to African raptors. It also waives page charges for publication in the Journal of Raptor Research, ensuring that awardees can disseminate their findings effectively.

The grant provides financial assistance to promote the research and the dissemination of information on African birds of prey.
About Leslie Brown
Leslie Brown was of one of the most inspired and productive raptor conservation biologists in the 20th century. Brown was a Scotchman, born in India, who settled down in Kenya, where, when he wasn’t working on his day job in the country’s agricultural ministry, was studying birds or prey, or dabbling in flamingos. He is most often associated with Eagle Hill, where he studied the 10 species of eagles that nest there. He passed away in 1980 at the young age of 63.
Amount
Up to $5,000 plus waived page charges. The waived page charges allow the recipient to publish their research in the Journal of Raptor Research. The recipient must be the primary author and the paper must reflect what the award was for.

Eligibility

The recipient must be the primary author and the paper must reflect what the award was for.

Ineligibility

Applications that do not focus on African raptors will not be reviewed for funding.