Meeting-related awards

Warder Clyle Allee Competition

This competition was named in honor of Dr. Warder Clyde Allee, an early animal behavior researcher who was very influential in the development and direction of animal behavior research in this century. In the Allee Competition, 12 to 15 students will be selected to present the results of their research in a special Allee Session at the ABS annual meeting.

Eligibility: Any independent graduate student research is eligible (including, but not limited, to the doctoral dissertation). Although the presented work may be part of a larger, collaborative effort, the student should be the main person responsible for the conceptualization and design of the research, the collection and analysis of the data, and interpretation of results. The applicant cannot have completed defense of the doctoral dissertation before the preceding ABS annual meeting. An individual can enter the session only once per lifetime. Only single-authored papers are eligible for the session. Applicants indicate their desire to be considered for the competition when submitting their abstracts, by checking the appropriate box on the abstract submittal form.

See 2008 Warder Clyde Allee Competition for more information on this year's event.

Founders Memorial Poster Paper Award

Eligibility: All members of the society in good standing are eligible to enter the competition. Applicants can indicate their intention to enter the competition by marking the appropriate box on the Abstract submission form.

Genesis Award for Undergraduate Research

The Genesis award was created to encourage undergraduates from academic institutions of all sizes to participate in research and present their findings at the Animal Behavior Society. Undergraduates who submit posters for presentation at the ABS annual meeting will be automatically entered in the Genesis Award poster competition. Judging criteria include significance of the research topic, research methodology, research results, and presentation. Students should be prepared to demonstrate mastery of their subject material, and will be evaluated by judges based upon the poster itself as well as by their oral discussion. A complete set of judging criteria can be found at the ABS Education Committee website, under Career Development. The winner for the Genesis Award receives a certificate and US $ 100.

Eligibility: All undergraduate students who submit posters for presentation at the meeting will be considered eligible. A checkbox is available on the Abstract submission form for you to alert the program officer(s) about your presentation.

Turner Award Travel Grant for Undergraduates

The Animal Behavior Society has once again been awarded travel funding from the National Science Foundation to bring undergraduates to the Annual Meeting. The ABS Diversity Committee is calling on the membership to identify applicants for the Charles H. Turner Award, and to encourage them to apply right away. This travel grant is geared toward addressing the Society's goal of increasing diversity of our membership through supporting undergraduate student attendees of our annual meetings.

Go to <http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/Turner/> to learn more about the Diversity Travel Award and Charles H. Turner, and to apply for funding for the 2008 Annual Meeting in Snowbird, Utah.

The deadline for applications is May 15, 2008, which will allow time for selection and notification before the deadline for abstracts to be filed on June 2nd.

Latin American Travel Award

The Latin American Travel Awards are intended to encourage greater participation of Latin American researchers in ABS meetings, by helping to defray the costs of international travel, housing and/or meals at meetings. Given the eligibility criteria below, priority will be given to Ph.D. students who are attending an ABS meeting for the first time and who have not received a Latin American Travel Award in previous years. Award values vary according to funds available, and range from US$ 200 to US$ 400. Candidates are prioritized according to the quality of their abstracts and CVs.

Eligibility: Latin American Travel Awards are restricted to Latin American graduate students enrolled in programs in Latin American institutions, who will be presenting a talk/poster at the ABS meeting.

See ABS Latin American Travel Award for more information

Diversity Fund Student Registration Fee Award

The Diversity Fund Student Registration Fee Awards are intended to encourage participation and defray costs of attending the annual Animal Behavior Meetings by covering registration fees for graduate students and, in some cases (see below), established professionals, of under-represented minorities. Awards will be made by lottery of all valid applications received before the deadline. Preference is given to individuals presenting research results.

Eligibility: Applicants from North America must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of application and must be members of under-represented minorities who are of African, Asian, or Latin American descent or of Native American heritage. Citizens (graduate students or established professionals) of Latin American countries and non-white citizens of African countries are also encouraged to apply.

See ABS Ethic Diversity Fund for more information