Funder: Animal Behavior Society
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Optional language editing) | December 15, 2026 (Grant application)
Funding Amounts: $500–$2,000 USD, depending on award category and evaluation
Summary: Supports graduate student and developing-nation research advancing significant, original work in animal behavior.
Key Information: Student grant applicants must be enrolled in graduate programs and hold active ABS membership, with an ASAB membership exception for the cetacean grant.
Description
The Animal Behavior Society (ABS) supports animal behavior research through a shared application for student research grants, named awards, and the Developing Nations Research Grant. The awards span general student research, conservation, cetacean behavior and conservation, and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. The Developing Nations Research Grant supports students and other researchers from developing nations.
The program emphasizes research with a clear conceptual context, theoretical rationale, explicit hypotheses, and conclusions relevant to animal behavior. Reviewers assess conceptual significance, intellectual merit, originality, feasibility, study design, and analysis. ABS also values inclusive and equitable science: every application includes a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statement addressing experiences, contributions, or plans that promote participation in higher education, research, or the Society.
