Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO): Skutch Research Grant

Summary: 

The Pamela and Alexander F. Skutch Research Grant supports minimally invasive research into the life histories, especially social relations and reproduction, of little known birds of the continental Neotropics, including Trinidad and Tobago.

Application Deadline Date: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
# Awards: 
5
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
1,500
Academic Area: 

neotropic birds

Description: 

The Pamela and Alexander F. Skutch Research Grant supports minimally invasive research into the life histories, especially social relations and reproduction, of little known birds of the continental Neotropics, including Trinidad and Tobago.

This grant is supported by a fund that was established by Dr. and Mrs. Skutch following the joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Asociacion Ornitologica de Costa Rica, and the American Birding Association in San Jose, Costa Rica, in 1997. At that meeting, Dr. Skutch was honored by AFO for more than sixty years of contributions to Neotropical ornithology.

Award Purpose: 
Research
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Post Doctoral
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

any

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

The Association of Field Ornithologists welcomes applications for funding from avocational or professional ornithologists of any nationality. Preference will be given to applicants that have had some previous experience with the geographic region (and if possible, the specific locality) as well as the bird species involved in the proposed study. 

Preference will be given to applicants proposing studies that are expected to produce results that can be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All awardees are encouraged to consider publishing at least some of their findings in the Journal of Field Ornithology. In addition, publication of less technical accounts in popular magazines or books is encouraged. Awardees are also strongly encouraged to present the results of their research at an annual meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists. Awardees can apply to the AFO for assistance with travel expenses.

Specializations: 
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated: 
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Recipients: 
0
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
Amount: 
1500