Now accepting applications for 2025 DeWind Awards The Xerces Society offers annual awards to support students pursuing educational research in Lepidoptera conservation. This year, the awards will be $10,000 each, with two awards available. We're investing in the future of our planet and our field by sponsoring the next generation of butterfly and moth conservationists through these grants. For full award information and instructions visit https://xerces.org/dewind.
Submission Requirements: Submission Deadline: The submission deadline is Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Award winners will be announced by March 31, 2025, with initial award payments received by recipients by June 2025. For full award information and instructions visit https://xerces.org/dewind . Our FAQs page can be viewed here: https://xerces.org/dewind/faqs. The Joan Mosenthal DeWind Awards are given to students who are engaged in studies and research leading to a university degree related to Lepidoptera conservation and who intend to continue to work in this field. All proposals must be written by the student researcher. Proposed research should have a clear connection to Lepidoptera conservation and must be completed within one year from receiving funds. Applicants may be graduate or undergraduate students; however, please note that all but one awardee, to date, have been pursuing graduate research. Applications from countries outside the United States will be considered but must be written in English and international applicant work cannot involve work in the United States. -- *Kevin Burls* Endangered Species Conservation Biologist Pronouns: he/him/his 775-273-8604 Protecting the Life That Sustains Us Connect with us @xercessociety on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/xercessociety>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/?hl=en>. Visit our website <http://www.xerces.org>, read our blog <https://xerces.org/blog>, sign up for our e-newsletter <https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001HTk7N6nZumLPinBr8VACbNdTXCe732bGu6KpqC13JAKPti_HBe5xyr7t0p4mDfKe2dOsd-TB1qvv772s6GQfVa_SbKKfwBiwl4blH4KvCjq4dpmA2M9UNZ2axlQwu_1Gvjrl2Rb53WUZwsddwCzyorgxedLAaMy3>, and watch us on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiPLPJuySOgn6CbjkOxqLQ>. Support our work: Donate <https://secure.qgiv.com/for/xerces>! To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
