Grants-in-Aid of Field Research aka ‘The Two Steves Award’
Grants-in-Aid of Field Research supports individuals conducting rigorous, innovative fieldwork, funding practical research expenses to generate new knowledge in applied or pure ethnobiology.
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Funder: Society of Ethnobiology
Due Dates: March 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One award per year of up to $5,000
Summary: Supports individuals conducting rigorous, innovative field research that generates new knowledge in applied or pure ethnobiology.
Key Information: Current Society membership is required to access the application form, and award winners must be members.
Description
The Society of Ethnobiology’s Grants-in-Aid of Field Research, also known as “The Two Steves Award,” supports an individual conducting fieldwork with the primary goal of increasing knowledge in any field of ethnobiology. The program gives high priority to innovative projects that provide new information through applied or pure research.
Supported approaches include archaeological excavations, field surveys, collecting plant voucher specimens, and semi-structured or structured interviews with Indigenous and local peoples in outdoor settings. Across these approaches, projects must use rigorous methods and modes of analysis, with clear connections between methods and larger research goals. The award covers practical fieldwork costs rather than salaries or activism-related activities.
