Wildlife Fellowship Training Grant

The Wildlife Fellowship Training Grant by Morris Animal Foundation aims to support new investigators in animal health research. This grant provides salary support within a mentoring environment to foster career development. Notably, additional funding is available for applicants from historically marginalized groups, promoting diversity in the research community. The Foundation emphasizes impactful research that benefits both science and society, ensuring ethical practices in all funded projects.

To achieve this aim, we fund hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact. We are a nonprofit organization that is funded by public support from individuals, corporations, clubs and foundations, and earnings from our endowed funds. Our donors are interested in funding research that results in impactful animal health achievements and benefits both scientific and non-scientific stakeholders, including veterinarians, wildlife researchers, and communities. Fellowship Training Grants are designed to assist new investigators in launching a successful research career by providing salary support in a quality mentoring environment.
Fellowship Training Grants
Fellowship Training Grants are designed to assist new investigators in launching a successful research career by providing salary support in a quality mentoring environment.
This year we have additional funding for applicants from historically marginalized groups through our Donor-Inspired Study program. These minority Fellowships are being funded by Sally R. McIntosh, who has supported Morris Animal Foundation for nearly 14 years, making her first gift to support greyhound health research in 2009. As she has grown closer to the Foundation over the years, Sally’s support has expanded into different areas including wildlife health. Her real passion for our work lies within the comprehensive scientific process that Morris Animal Foundation has established to fund only the best and most critical areas of research. By creating these Fellowship positions, Sally hopes to make a tiny dent in diversifying the animal health research community.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a veterinary degree (such as DVM) or a PhD at the time of the grant award.
Awardees must devote at least 75% time to the research project;
Applicants with a PhD must have earned the PhD within 4 years of the grant application date.
The maximum duration of a Fellowship Training Grant is 24 months.
Morris Animal Foundation funds researchers and research projects around the world.
Projects must adhere to the Foundation’s Health Study Policy for Animals Involved in Research.
Projects that include international collaborations should address international scientific engagement and benefits and include a named mentor in the country where the research will occur. The Foundation endeavors to achieve impact through ethical pathways and with the clear intention of inclusivity, diversity, and the elimination of the practice of parachute/colonial science.
A maximum of one application as PI in response to this RFP is permitted.

Ineligibility

Clinical residents and those with clinical service requirements greater than 25% time are not eligible.
Candidates who have held a PhD more than 4 years, and other candidates in permanent salaried positions at the time of application, are not eligible for a Morris Animal Foundation Fellowship.
Proposal resubmissions are not permitted without explicit written permission from the Foundation.