AOS Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research Grant 2026 (up to $5,000) – YOA

Deadline: February 27, 2026

Applications are open for the AOS Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research Grant 2026. The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is devoted to the study and conservation of migratory and resident birds all through the Americas and their full annual life cycle, and to supporting the profession improvement of early-profession scientists.

Accordingly, the AOS Conservation Committee sponsors a grants program to help early-profession scientists from Latin America and the Caribbean conducting conservation-associated analysis on both migratory or resident birds in these areas.

Grant

• Grants of up to $5,000 USD every can be found.

Eligibility

• Grants will likely be offered to early profession scientists with graduate levels (both MS or Ph.D. and inside 5 years of graduating) from international locations inside Latin America and the Caribbean. Priority will likely be given to candidates who reside and work within the area and exhibit robust integration with native communities and establishments. Currently enrolled college students is not going to be thought-about however are inspired to apply for different AOS pupil analysis grants.
• Limited to conservation-associated analysis tasks targeted on a number of avian species (resident or migratory) in Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean. Projects targeted on species of concern (e.g., declining, threatened, or endangered) and the habitats wherein they reside will likely be ranked extra extremely than these utilizing mannequin techniques to consider hypotheses.
• They search revolutionary proposals addressing compelling scientific questions and the potential for actionable outcomes on species and habitats with rapid conservation wants. Proposals ought to explicitly describe how the analysis will contribute to mitigating species endangerment and/or habitat administration within the ‘Conservation implications’ part of the analysis narrative.
• When tasks require invasive methodologies, they need to be fastidiously justified when it comes to the necessity, staff {qualifications} to carry them out, scientific worth, and the impacts to focal birds.
• Awardees have to be present members of the AOS or be keen to develop into a member. Awardees could request a short lived, complimentary membership if monetary hardship precludes having the ability to be a part of.

Application

Applications have to be submitted no later than 27 February 2026, by 11:59 p.m. (EST). Submissions acquired after the deadline is not going to be accepted.

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For extra data, go to Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research Grant.