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The Forrest Shreve Student Research Fund Grant

Ecological Society of America

Funding Amount

US $1,000 - US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Proposals are evaluated based on their significance, feasibility, and design, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, granted annually.”

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Eligible organizations

  • Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible, as long as they are currently enrolled in a degree program and are members of the ESA.

Other requirements

  • You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Overview

The Forrest Shreve Student Research Fund, awarded by the Ecological Society of America, supports research in North America's hot deserts, including the Sonoran and Mojave. This fund aims to enhance our understanding of desert ecology through innovative projects. Eligible applicants include graduate and undergraduate students who are ESA members. Proposals are evaluated based on their significance, feasibility, and design, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, granted annually.

The Ecological Society of America
Ecology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the relationships between organisms and their past, present, and future environments. These relationships include physiological responses of individuals, structure and dynamics of populations, interactions among species, organization of biological communities, and processing of energy and matter in ecosystems.
An award given to support research in the hot deserts of North America: Sonoran, Mojave, Chihuahuan, and Vizcaino. Projects considered are ecological and increase our understanding of the patterns and processes of deserts and/or desert organisms. Proposals are ranked based on the importance of the project toward understanding desert ecology, feasibility, experimental design and innovation.

Eligibility

Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible, as long as they are currently enrolled in a degree program and are members of the ESA.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

What Ecological Society of America actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2024
3
Total given
$40K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$10K–$20K
  • By dollars: Tennessee 50%, California 25%, Wisconsin 25%. Top recipient cities: Nashville, TN; San Francisco, CA; Ashland, WI.

Example grants

  • The Wildlife Society · Nashville, TN

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    $20K

  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science · San Francisco, CA

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    $10K

  • Society of Freshwater Sciences · Ashland, WI

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    $10K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Environmental education

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