Funder: Animal Behavior Society
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Optional language editing) | December 15, 2026 (Grant submission)
Funding Amounts: General research grant guidelines list $500–$2,000 USD, depending on category and evaluation
Summary: Supports early career conservation behavior research, with an emphasis on researchers working in non-academic settings.
Key Information: Applicants must be ABS members with an MS or PhD earned within five years of the application deadline.
Description
The Animal Behavior Society’s Early Career Grant in Conservation Behavior Research supports researchers at the beginning of their careers whose work relates to conservation behavior. The program recognizes that research in this field takes place both within and outside academic institutions, and specifically aims to support early career researchers working in non-academic settings.
ABS encourages applications from researchers in postdoctoral and temporary positions, as well as those working with zoos, governmental agencies, or nonprofit organizations. Applicants may live or work in any country. The program’s focus is on the relationship of the proposed research to conservation behavior and the applicant’s early career status, rather than on a single institutional setting.
