Deadline: 1-Aug-22
The Animal Welfare Institute is pleased to launch the Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards to fund innovative strategies for humane, nonlethal wildlife conflict management and improved methods of wildlife study.
The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards named in honor of the organization’s late founder and president for over 50 years was created to stimulate and support efforts to
- Devise new, nonlethal techniques and strategies and test existing products for the purpose of humanely remedying wildlife conflicts and
- Improve methods of wildlife study. With this grant program they aim to honor Mrs. Stevens’ legacy and inspires a new generation of compassionate wildlife scientists, managers, and advocates.
Funding Information
This award program provides grants of up to $15,000 to recipients to help spur innovative research on humane, nonlethal tools and techniques for wildlife conflict management and for studying wildlife.
criteria
- To qualify for the award, the study must be conducted within the United States, Canada, and/or Mexico.
- Studies using new methodologies or that involve the innovative use of existing technologies are particularly welcome.
- Award recipients must agree to submit a 500-word summary of their study findings and at least two photographs related to their research approximately one year after receipt of funding for potential publication in the AWI Quarterly magazine.
- Previous award winners do not qualify for a new award for the same study in consecutive years.
- Where applicable, award recipients will be required to provide documentation of IACUC approval (or similar approvals for educational institutions in Canada or Mexico) for their study.
- Award funds cannot be used to pay for any indirect costs.
For more information, visit https://awionline.org/content/christine-stevens-wildlife-awards